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Condition of the human brain
Split-brain or callosal syndrome is a type of disconnection syndrome when the corpus callosum connecting the two hemispheres of the brain is severed to
Split-brain
Concept in computing
In computing, split-brain is a state indicating data or availability inconsistencies originating from the maintenance of two separate data sets with overlap
Split-brain_(computing)
Surgical procedure for epilepsy
Wagenen studied and published the results of his surgeries, including the split-brain outcomes for patients. Most of the surgeries involved a partial division
Corpus_callosotomy
Hypothetical concept in neuroscience
their one brain after undergoing a corpus callosotomy. The idea first began circulating in the neuroscience community after some split-brain patients exhibited
Dual_consciousness
American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist (born 1939)
California Institute of Technology, where he carried out research on human split-brain patients for his doctoral thesis under Roger Sperry. In his subsequent
Michael_Gazzaniga
Specialization of some cognitive functions in one side of the brain
using both healthy and split-brain patients. However, there are numerous counterexamples to each generalization and each human's brain develops differently
Lateralization of brain function
Lateralization_of_brain_function
DNS setup concept
In computer networking, split-horizon DNS (also known as split-view DNS, split-brain DNS, or split DNS, or Mirage) is the facility of a Domain Name System
Split-horizon_DNS
Neuropsychological concept
activities. Although the concept of the left-brain interpreter was initially based on experiments on patients with split-brains, it has since been shown to apply
Left-brain_interpreter
Thinking through visual processing
a characteristically human level. Research which builds on Sperry's split brain research is reinforced by anecdotal evidence, which supports the premise
Visual_thinking
American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist and Nobel laureate
Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with split-brain research. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked
Roger_Wolcott_Sperry
Neural pathway within the human visual system
of permanent optic tract damage.[medical citation needed] In certain split-brain patients who have undergone a corpus callosotomy to treat severe epilepsy
Optic_tract
Slang for poor-quality digital content
In Internet culture, the term brain rot (often written as brainrot) describes digital media deemed to be of low quality or value. More broadly, the term
Brain_rot
Collection of neurological symptoms
syndrome, or split-brain, is an example of a disconnection syndrome from damage to the corpus callosum between the two hemispheres of the brain. Disconnection
Disconnection_syndrome
Hypothesis in psychology
research novel at the time, mainly on Michael Gazzaniga's split-brain experiments and left-brain interpreter theory. The more general idea of a "divided
Bicameral_mentality
Term in human neuroanatomy referring to several things
processing came from patients who underwent split-brain procedures to treat disorders such as epilepsy. In split-brain patients, the corpus callosum is cut,
Brain_asymmetry
Experimentation using other primate animals
one hemisphere of a split-brain animal, would not transfer to the other hemisphere. The right brain has no idea what the left brain is up to, if these
Animal testing on non-human primates
Animal_testing_on_non-human_primates
American neurophysiologist (1926–2005)
April 22, 2005) was an American neurophysiologist who specialized in split brain research and focused on theories of consciousness. He was a clinical
Joseph_Bogen
Central organ of the human nervous system
The human brain is the central organ of the nervous system, and with the spinal cord, comprises the central nervous system. It consists of the cerebrum
Human_brain
Deep groove separating the two cerebral hemispheres of the vertebrate brain
specialization of storage, procedural and cognitive function. Through "split-brain experiments", the left hemisphere is shown to specialize in mathematics
Longitudinal_fissure
American feral child (born 1957)
these tests had previously only been documented in patients with either split-brain or who had undergone a hemispherectomy as an adult. When they gave her
Genie_(feral_child)
2009 book by Iain McGilchrist
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World is a 2009 book written by the British psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist
The_Master_and_His_Emissary
American neuroscientist
component that is an index of semantic processing in the human brain. In studies in split-brain patients with Michael Gazzaniga, he has also contributed much
Steven_A._Hillyard
Study of cognition leading to behaviour
Kandel - Memory and synaptic plasticity research. Michael Gazzaniga - Split-brain research, cognitive neuroscience of consciousness. Robert Sapolsky -
Behavioural_sciences
Theory within consciousness research
spectrum, as implied by studies involving split-brain patients and conscious patients with large amounts of brain matter missing. IIT aims to explain which
Integrated_information_theory
1998 book; 2nd edition: 2021
treatment had undergone "split-brain surgery" which cuts the corpus callosum and thus severs the main link between the two sides of the brain known as the cerebral
Of_Two_Minds_(book)
American art teacher and author (born 1926)
specialization (brain) Lateralization of brain function Roger Sperry Split-brain Edwards, Betty (1999). The New Drawing on The Right Side of the Brain. Penguin
Betty_Edwards
Case study
specifically measuring Genie's language, her results were congruous with adult split-brain and left hemispherectomy patients. On a tachistoscopic test in 1975,
Linguistic development of Genie
Linguistic_development_of_Genie
Neuropsychiatric disorder
consciousness Dual consciousness Ideomotor phenomenon Left brain interpreter Split-brain Surrealist automatism Panikkath, Ragesh; Panikkath, Deepa; Mojumder
Alien_hand_syndrome
American animated television series
Pinky and the Brain is an American animated sitcom created by Tom Ruegger for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB, as a collaboration with Steven
Pinky_and_the_Brain
Theory that regions of the brain are specialized for functions
different areas in the brain are specialized for different functions. It is opposed to the anti-localizationist theories and brain holism and equipotentialism
Functional specialization (brain)
Functional_specialization_(brain)
Group of computers that run with minimum downtime
serious condition all clustering software must be able to handle is split-brain, which occurs when all of the private links go down simultaneously, but
High-availability_cluster
Topics referred to by the same term
responsible for safeguarding prisons and court buildings JW, a patient with a "split brain" JW, a catalogue of works by Leoš Janáček The Jewish War, a c. AD 75
JW
Swiss performance artist
in Düsseldorf. The Script System No. 1, performance video, 2013. The Split Brain, video, 2013. The Script System No. 2, performance video, Art Basel,
Milo_Moiré
Disorder of consciousness
the medial parietal cortex and adjacent posterior cingulate cortex are brain regions that seem to differ between patients in MCS and those from vegetative
Minimally_conscious_state
American psychologist, researcher and author
split-brain studies and other experiments or clinical evidence revealing the abilities of the right cerebral hemisphere. He also wrote on the brain's
Robert_E._Ornstein
American neuroscientist
The Emotional Brain, LeDoux developed an interest in the topic of emotion through his doctoral work with Michael Gazzaniga on split-brain patients in the
Joseph_E._LeDoux
2014 book by Sam Harris
God. Harris' treatment of the nature of the mind draws on psychology, split-brain scientific literature, and philosophy of mind. He explores various positions
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Waking_Up:_A_Guide_to_Spirituality_Without_Religion
1 – see Distal spinal muscular atrophy type 1 Spinocerebellar ataxia Split-brain Steele–Richardson–Olszewski syndrome – see Progressive supranuclear palsy
List of neurological conditions and disorders
List_of_neurological_conditions_and_disorders
How humans use words to communicate
study that instructed patients with disconnected hemispheres (i.e., split-brain patients) to match spoken words to written words presented to the right
Language processing in the brain
Language_processing_in_the_brain
Unpredictable phenomenon in complex systems
Nobel laureate, Sperry's split-brain research contributed to the understanding of consciousness as an emergent property of brain processes. He argued that
Emergence
American neurosurgeon
materialism. He argues that observations during brain surgery, studies of brain seizures, split-brain surgery patients and accounts of near-death experiences
Michael_Egnor
Film genre
'consonance effect' and the hemispheres: A study on a split-brain patient". Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. 20 (3): 257–269. doi:10.1080/1357650X
Horror_film
American contemporary artist
respond to bio data and praying robots. Brain machine interface work began in 2016 and includes Split Brain Robotics (collaboration with Mitch Altman
Kal_Spelletich
Isolation of malfunctioning computer resources
consider the rest of the cluster to be the one that is malfunctioning, a split brain condition could ensue, and cause data corruption. Instead, the system
Fencing_(computing)
1901 book by Richard Bucke
Blindsight Brain Cartesian theater Consciousness after death Disorders of consciousness Divided consciousness Dual consciousness (split-brain) Experience
Cosmic_Consciousness
American animated television series
Elmyra & the Brain is an American animated sitcom featuring characters from the television series Tiny Toon Adventures and Pinky and the Brain, both created
Pinky,_Elmyra_&_the_Brain
Phenomenon of the mind while sleeping
their work with split-brain subjects, Gazzaniga and LeDoux postulated, without attempting to specify the neural mechanisms, a "left-brain interpreter" that
Dream
South Korean punk rock band
No Brain (Korean: 노브레인; Hanja: 怒브레인; lit. 'Angry Brain') is a South Korean punk rock band widely considered one of the godfathers of the Korean punk scene
No_Brain
City in California, United States
center include the first baboon-to-human heart transplant and the first split-brain surgery. Loma Linda is twinned with: Manipal, India Libertador San Martin
Loma_Linda,_California
1995–2017 book series by Neale Donald Walsch
2, and Communion with God, narrated by Ed Asner. Alien hand syndrome Split-brain Walsch, Neale Donald (1995). Conversations with God (Paperback). ISBN 0-399-14278-9
Conversations_with_God
Calendaring and mail server
third node known as "voter node" or file share witness that prevents "split brain" scenarios, generally hosted as a file share on a Hub Transport Server
Microsoft_Exchange_Server
Thought experiment in the philosophy of mind
Churchland did as follows: Mary knows everything there is to know about brain states and their properties. It is not the case that Mary knows everything
Knowledge_argument
parameters. This supports Recursion control, location aware responses, split-brain deployment, filters etc. [6] configuration parameter. Windows Server
Comparison of DNS server software
Comparison_of_DNS_server_software
1982 novel by Charles Sheffield
deliver the goods," faulting Sheffield for setting up "a split-brain problem to end all split-brain problems" posing significant philosophical issues, then
My Brother's Keeper (Sheffield novel)
My_Brother's_Keeper_(Sheffield_novel)
(B.A. English 1935, M.A. psychology 1937), neurobiologist who studied split-brain research, Nobel laureate (Medicine, 1981), "for his discoveries concerning
List of Oberlin College and Conservatory people
List_of_Oberlin_College_and_Conservatory_people
American psychiatrist
Dual-Brain Psychology. Stoneway Press. ISBN 979-8991040310. Fredric Schiffer, et al. "Different Psychological Status in the Two Hemispheres of Two Split-Brain
Fredric_Schiffer
S2CID 31725807. Michel, F.; Roffwarg, H.P. (February 1967). "Chronic split brain stem preparation: effect on the sleep-waking cycle". Experientia (in
Sleep_in_animals
Concept and field of study in psychology
indicate that brain activation increases during vigilance tasks with greater activation in the right hemisphere. Lesion and split brain studies indicate
Vigilance_(psychology)
Scientific study of the nervous system
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions, and its disorders.
Neuroscience
American psychologist
of the brain. She has studied the relationship between the cerebral hemispheres and visual-oriented versus language-oriented tasks in split-brain surgery
Jerre_Levy
October 26, 2016. "Lightbend Monitoring". Retrieved October 26, 2016. "Split Brain Resolver". Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved
Akka.io
1973 studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on 7 December 1973 by their new record
Brain_Salad_Surgery
1939), American cognitive neuroscientist, best known for his research on split-brain patients Patrick Geddes (1854–1932), Scottish biologist, sociologist
List_of_biologists
English scientist (1940–2025)
determining if monkeys who were split-brain could retain compensation when the vision was switched between the eyes to the side of a brain lacking the experience
Jennifer_S._Lund
High-availability cluster software
interconnect heartbeat protocol is also implemented in the kernel. In case of a split brain, the 'fencing' module does the work of arbitration and data protection
Veritas_Cluster_Server
Chinese punk rock band
Kent Wuliao Contingent (Split album) (1999) Wuliaojundui - Christmas in Scream! (1998; various artists) "Interview: Xiao Rong, Brain Failure Frontman". China
Brain_Failure
Misioneros de la Muerte Sharpe Brothers Valiant Brothers Wild Samoans 1980s Brain Busters British Bulldogs Bushwackers Crush Gals Demolition Fabulous Freebirds
2025 in professional wrestling
2025_in_professional_wrestling
Center" short story Harper's Magazine (June 2008) Dear Husband (2009) "Split/Brain" short story Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (September/October 2008)
Joyce Carol Oates short fiction bibliography
Joyce_Carol_Oates_short_fiction_bibliography
Inability to understand or express any signs or symbols
research of split-brain patients, had found out that the human brain lateralizes functions, meaning that the two hemispheres of the brain have different
Asemia
enterprise features like multi-tenancy, strong authentication, encryption. Split-brain safe fault-tolerance is achieved through Paxos-based leader election
List_of_file_systems
following: Reading 1: One Brain Or Two? — Gazzaniga's split-brain research illustrating the separate functions of the brain's hemispheres. Reading 2: More
Forty Studies That Changed Psychology
Forty_Studies_That_Changed_Psychology
Verbal or non-verbal actions used to guide social interactions
cues versus peripheral cues. There was a study done on two people with split-brain, in order to study each hemisphere to see what their involvement is in
Social_cue
Topics referred to by the same term
Changes Everything" Brain (EP), a 1993 split EP with the bands Klinik and Paracont Brain (album), a 2004 album from Hiromi Uehara "Brain", a song on the 2006
Brain_(disambiguation)
American philosopher (1937–2018)
Daniel N. (1986). "What Sort of Persons Are Hemispheres? Another Look at 'Split-Brain' Man". The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 27 (1): 73–78
Daniel_N._Robinson
French pediatrician and neuroscientist
reading in normal subjects and posterior split-brain patients". Brain. 123 ( Pt 2): 291–307. doi:10.1093/BRAIN/123.2.291. ISSN 0006-8950. PMID 10648437
Ghislaine_Dehaene-Lambertz
Surgical incision
University, Farlex Inc. Corballis, Michael C (2010). "Visions of the Split Brain" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Psychology. 39 (1): 5–7. ProQuest 872086410
Commissurotomy
1997 studio album by Leo Kottke
ability to play different lines simultaneously that almost requires a split brain. The man's right hand should be preserved for science... It's all very
Standing_in_My_Shoes
Israeli writer, poet and architect
choosing to let a patient die during brain surgery, despite the different choice at his disposal – performing split-brain surgery. The narrative goes back
Iftach_Alony
2020 studio album by Everything Everything
record there are millions or [sic] references to this theory to having a split brain, two selves, hearing voices. In the build up to the announcement of Re-Animator
Re-Animator_(album)
Interdisciplinary field of study
neuropolitics experiment in 1979 with split-brain patients who had their corpus-callosum severed and thus had two brain hemispheres with severely impaired
Neuropolitics
shows the potential independence of the two sides of the human brain using split-brain patients (1962–1965). Nirenberg and Leder experiment, binding tRNA
List_of_experiments
Serbian American scientist (1933–2014)
Neurophysiology. The topic of his PhD thesis was: "Sleep in Split-Brain Cats," partly done at the Brain Research Institute at UCLA.[citation needed] Radulovacki
Miodrag_Radulovacki
Italian physiologist, academic and author
(2018). "Perceptual unity in the split brain: the role of subcortical connections". Brain. 141 (6): e46–47. doi:10.1093/brain/awy088. PMC 5995197. PMID 29741648
Giovanni_Berlucchi
Canadian writer (born 1967)
serial killer whose knowledge allows him to influence and control the human brain. This book is called Neuropath and was published in 2008. Shortly before
R._Scott_Bakker
Cross-platform cluster software
clusterware. Failure of OCSSd causes the machine to reboot to avoid a split-brain situation. This is also required in a single instance configuration if
Oracle_Clusterware
2022 compilation album by Stereolab
Pulse of the Early Brain is a compilation album by the English-French avant-pop band Stereolab, released on 2 September 2022 under Duophonic Records and
Pulse_of_the_Early_Brain
Milner of McGill University discovered the brain reward system. Roger Sperry of Caltech began split-brain research. On the recommendation of the Bhore
Timeline_of_psychiatry
He had called him for some urgent work. But Suraj suddenly suffers from brain hemorrhage and dies. Shera insists to the CID that it's a murder. 1161 "Ax
List of CID episodes: 2010–2014
List_of_CID_episodes:_2010–2014
American psychologist (1904–2001)
Lateralization of brain function Left brain interpreter Mind-body problem Parallel computing Philosophy of mind Society of Mind Split-brain Theory of mind
Ernest_Hilgard
Region of the brain
reading in normal subjects and posterior split-brain patients". Brain. 123 (2): 291–307. doi:10.1093/brain/123.2.291. ISSN 0006-8950. PMID 10648437.
Visual_word_form_area
American music project
Brain became a duo with the addition of producer and multi-instrumentalist Mastin Simmons.[citation needed] In 2003, Gigantic Brain released a split 10"
Gigantic_Brain
Interview podcast
April 16, 2008. "Strip, Pt 2". Love+Radio. Retrieved June 5, 2008. "Split Brain". Love+Radio. Retrieved October 14, 2008. "Dirty Balloons". Love+Radio
Love_and_Radio
Anglo-Irish playwright, journalist and theatre critic
Books. ISBN 978-1-906582-82-1. Morgan, Jules (27 November 2015). "The split brain: two Ronnies". The Lancet. 3 (1): 29–30 – via thelancet.com. Marmion
Patrick_Marmion
findings from data and scientific research, including neurobiology, split brain research, hormonal research, the psychology of perception, evolutionary
Alexia_Parks
American novelist
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, v. 70, no. 3 (Nov. 1962) “The Split Brain” in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, v. 93, no. 6 (Aug. 1974) “Letter”
John_Eric_Holmes
British magazine
October 2016 24 25 Planet of Evil Pyramids of Mars The Android Invasion The Brain of Morbius 10 August 2016 25 77 The Seeds of Doom 1976/77 Series Overview
Doctor_Who_Magazine
American actress and model (born 1979)
national attention in 1997, when she was featured in an updated This Is Your Brain on Drugs public service announcement (PSA) television advertisement, in
Rachael_Leigh_Cook
Preference most humans show for one side of their body over the other
hemisphere. Research comparing the effects of lesions in the two hemispheres, split-brain patients, and perceptual asymmetries have aided in the knowledge of speech
Laterality
Java library
Membership and notification of joined or crashed members Network partition (split brain) detection and merging Flow control Encryption and authentication (including
JGroups
Distorted model of the body corresponding to sensory and motor nerve density
The homunculus is split in half, with motor and sensory representations for the left side of the body on the right side of the brain, and vice versa. The
Cortical_homunculus
SPLIT BRAIN
SPLIT BRAIN
Boy/Male
Muslim
Strong, Solid, Firm, Sharp
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Strong; Solid; Firm; Sharp
Boy/Male
English
From the split meadow.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Inside viewer, Spilt second
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
One who Lives Life Long; Gains Victory Within Splits
Boy/Male
Hindu
Inside viewer, Spilt second
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Split Meadow
Boy/Male
Tamil
Inside viewer, Spilt second
Boy/Male
Tamil
Inside viewer, Spilt second
Girl/Female
American, Christian, Hebrew, Indian
Narrow Split of Land
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Momentary; Split Second
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Split
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Split Cleavage
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, near Rishton, recorded in 1246 as Kunteclive, from Old English cunte ‘cunt’ + clif ‘slope’, i.e. ‘slope with a slit or crack in it’.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Momentary; Lord Rama's Ancestor; Spilt-second; Lord Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English clevere ‘one who cleaves’ (a derivative of Old English clēofan ‘to split’), hence an occupational name for someone who split wood into planks using a wedge rather than a saw, or possibly for a butcher.English : topographic name from Middle English cleve ‘bank’, ‘slope’ (from the dative of Old English clif) + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.Americanized spelling of German Kliewer or Klüver (see Kluver).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brainard.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a turnspit, i.e. a servant who turned the spit, from Old French haste ‘(roasting) spit’.A bearer of the name Haste from Paris is documented in Montreal in 1662.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Motherly Love; Energetic Sprit
Boy/Male
Muslim
Split, Cleavage
SPLIT BRAIN
SPLIT BRAIN
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Darling; Dearly Loved
Boy/Male
Hindu
Knowledge
Girl/Female
Muslim
Destiny, Fate
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Petros, PETRE means "rock, stone."
Girl/Female
Biblical
Hidden.
Girl/Female
Muslim
One who remembers Allah regularly
Surname or Lastname
English (Warwickshire) and Scottish (Stirling, Lanarkshire, West Lothian)
English (Warwickshire) and Scottish (Stirling, Lanarkshire, West Lothian) : unexplained.Americanized form of German Huske or Hueske.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : (of Norman origin): habitational name from a metathesized form of Plouquenet in Ille-et-Villaine, Brittany, so named from Breton plou ‘parish’ (from Latin plebs ‘people’) + Guenec, the personal name (a diminutive of guen ‘white’) of a somewhat obscure saint. As an Irish name, it has been Gaelicized as Pluincéid.English and Irish : alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of blankets, from Middle English blaunket (Anglo-Norman French blancquet, a diminutive of blanc ‘white’), but replacement of b by p is not usual in English.
Girl/Female
English American German
Rose (flower name).
Male
Egyptian
, Teos.
SPLIT BRAIN
SPLIT BRAIN
SPLIT BRAIN
SPLIT BRAIN
SPLIT BRAIN
v. t.
To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
imp. & p. p.
of Slit
v. t.
One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
n.
the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.
v. i.
To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.
v. t.
A splint bone.
v. t.
A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
a.
Divided; split; partly divided or split.
v. i.
To attend to a spit; to use a spit.
v. t.
To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver.
n.
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
imp. & p. p.
of Spit
n.
To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.
imp. & p. p.
of Split
v. t.
To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2.
v. t.
A piece split off; a splinter.
v. t.
To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
n.
To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.
v. t.
Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
n.
A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.