#corpus callosotomy

[cbotella1]

Corpus callosotomy performed with laser interstitial thermal therapy

Corpus callosotomy performed with laser interstitial thermal therapy

J Neurosurg 134:314–322, 2021 Corpus callosotomy is a palliative procedure that is effective at reducing seizure burden in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. The procedure is traditionally performed via open craniotomy with interhemispheric microdissection to divide the corpus callosum. Concerns for morbidity associated with craniotomy can be a deterrent to patients, families, and…

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[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Is there a medical case in which a person lives with the two hemispheres of their brain separated? Would the two halves disagree, fight, have different views, and even different beliefs?

Who gets the “soul”?

[pierremegevand]

Book review: Tales from both sides of the brain, by Michael Gazzaniga

I’m introducing a new category of posts: short reviews of neuro-related books I recently read and liked (or didn’t!). I am starting this series with Michael Gazzaniga’s scientific autobiography, which was published earlier this year.

Michael S. Gazzaniga. Tales from both sides of the brain: a life in neuroscience. Ecco, 2015.

In this very enjoyable book, legendary neuroscientist Michael…

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[projecthodgepodge]

It's so nice when someone says "I'm a right-brain kind of person, you know? The right hemisphere is more creative and artistic" or "I'm more of a left-brain hemisphere person, I'm much more logical"  because as soon as I hear that I can instantly tell they don't actually have any fucking clue about the lateralization of brain function.

Then I immediately feel bad, because I know I cannot explain how such a huge generalization the whole "right side vs. left side" of the brain is without sounding like a condescending ass. I think the easiest solution for both of us is to remain silent while I visualize the speaker's corpus callosum being cleanly severed in half.