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corpus callosum

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corpus cal·lo·sum (k-lsm)
n.
The commissural plate of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres except for most of the temporal lobes. Also called commissure of cerebral hemispheres.

corpus callosum (kor´ps klō´sm),
n the largest commissure of the brain connecting the cerebral hemispheres.

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Without the network of nerves that integrates communication and function, called the corpus callosum, the two hemispheres would quite literally suffer a disconnect, making it impossible for them to work as a coordinated whole brain.
 
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