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How could you describe a split-brain experiment?
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WADA test: This test is commonly performed for Epilepsy surgery and involves use of sodium Amytal via selective cerebral angiogram to one side of the brain. The patient is awake and is asked to respond to a variety of neuropsychological tests to localize the speech center.
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Interested to know if people that had a split brain operation to reduce seizures and schizophrenia lose some of their propriception sense?
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