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Published June 2, 1961 | public
Journal Article

Cerebral Organization and Behavior

Sperry, R. W.

Abstract

The split brain behaves in many respects like two separate brains, providing new research possibilities.

Additional Information

© 1961 American Association for the Advancement of Science. This article is based on a talk given at the Federation Meetings in Chicago for the C. J. Herrick symposium on the physiology of learning, 19 April 1960. A more specialized version is being published in Federation Proceedings. Original work discussed has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the F. P. Hixon Fund of the California Institute of Technology. Special acknowledgement is made to Harbans Arora, who has performed nearly all our monkey-brain surgery during the past 18 months, and to Lois MacBird who has carried the major responsibility for training, medication, and general laboratory assistance.

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