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What is a corpus callosum?

What is a corpus callosum? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. In mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
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The great cerebral vein can be seen curving below the splenium of the corpus callosum to empty into the straight sinus.
We report one such case of sincipital encephalocele with agenesis of corpus callosum and intracranial lipoma.
Even when the corpus callosum is intact, striking dissociations of consciousness can be demonstrated.
The anterior and posterior portions of the corpus callosum curve sharply downwards to form its genu and splenium, respectively.
Congenital brain anomalies like microcephaly, abnormal cortical mantle formation, agenesis of the corpus callosum have been reported.
In this preparation the corpus callosum, caudate nucleus, and most brainstem structures have been removed.

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