AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What connects both hemispheres of the brain?
A
limbic system
B
frontal lobe
C
corpus collosum
D
brain stem
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The two hemispheres in your brain are connected by a thick bundle of nerve fibres called the corpus callosum that ensures both sides of the brain can communicate and send signals to each other.

Detailed explanation-2: -The corpus callosum is a large bundle of more than 200 million myelinated nerve fibers that connect the two brain hemispheres, permitting communication between the right and left sides of the brain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The corpus callosum is a large white matter tract that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. It lies deep to the cingulate gyrus. It lies superficial to the fornix, to which it is connected anteriorly by the septum pellucidum.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cerebrum is divided into the left and right hemispheres by a deep longitudinal fissure; the two hemispheres remain in contact and communication with one another by the corpus callosum.

Detailed explanation-5: -The corpus callosum has four main parts – individual nerve tracts that connect different parts of the hemispheres. These are the rostrum, the genu, the trunk or body, and the splenium. A narrowed part between the trunk and the splenium is known as the isthmus.

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