Have you heard of “split brain” cases before? In some cases of severe epilepsy, a neurosurgeon will completely sever the corpus callosum, the passage that directly connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
Afterwards, the two halves of the brain demonstrate independent personalities. The patient might reach for a different shirt with each arm, or would answer a question differently depending on which ear it was whispered into. Eventually, in most cases, the brain adapts and the two hemispheres learn to cooperate again.
Have you heard of “split brain” cases before? In some cases of severe epilepsy, a neurosurgeon will completely sever the corpus callosum, the passage that directly connects the two hemispheres of the brain.
Afterwards, the two halves of the brain demonstrate independent personalities. The patient might reach for a different shirt with each arm, or would answer a question differently depending on which ear it was whispered into. Eventually, in most cases, the brain adapts and the two hemispheres learn to cooperate again.