A patient diagnosed with split-brain syndrome has damage to which structure of the brain?
a. Amygdala
b. Hippocampus
c. Pyramidal tract
d. Corpus callosum
D
The corpus callosum connects the two brain hemispheres. When this communication pathway is severed, split-brain syndrome develops. None of the other structures is implicated in this disorder.
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