March 2012 PMID 22422242

The split brain: a tale of two halves.

David Wolman

Mentions

97
Peak: 3 in Jan 2021
across 7 sources since Mar 2012

Extended reach

598,025
potential audience

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15,044

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Mar 2012 – Oct 2024

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  • Facebook39 posts
  • Blogs21 articles
  • Reddit12 posts
  • News11 articles
  • X / Twitter10 posts
  • Bluesky2 posts
  • YouTube2 videos

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What people are saying

The group displays a strong interest in the insights about how the brain's hemispheres operate independently, with posts describing how patients 'function like having two brains' or noting the 'fascinating insight' of split-brain experiments. The tone varies from enthusiastic admiration to curiosity, illustrating recognition of the article's significance in understanding cognition and behavior.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the significance of the research, with some expressing fascination and support for the findings.

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The topic appears highly engaging to the audience, as evidenced by enthusiastic comments and references to profound implications.

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Participants dive into explanations, share examples, and ask questions, showing a meaningful level of involvement.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions highlight the importance of the subject in neuroscience, with some recognizing its potential to reshape understanding of brain functions.

Abstract in brief

  • The text explains the concept of split brain, a condition where the two halves of the brain (hemispheres) are separated, often through surgery, to treat severe epilepsy.
  • It discusses how this separation affects cognition and behavior, showing that each hemisphere can operate somewhat independently, with different abilities and functions.
  • The article highlights interesting experiments and findings that reveal the specialized roles of each hemisphere and how they communicate when the brain is divided.

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Brett Winton
@wintonARK · X

The split brain studies provide fascinating insight into how capabilities are distributed across hemispheres and show that each single hemisphere can provide a complete "mind" https://t.co/dsbECgxWm0

Mar 26, 2021 · 10 likes · 199,276 followers View post →
Klas Pettersen
@kl4sp · X

@boelger @kelkalot Yes, it might be that one van devid one neural network and one self into multiple functioning neural networks and multiple selves. This seems to have happened for several patients after split-brain surgeries: https://t.co/u286D6Z8SD

Apr 23, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,484 followers View post →
Thelma☮️
@ThelmaWorst · X

昨天才知道split brain现象,超奇妙! 不严谨地简单总结,就是如果把左右大脑半球的连接切断,病人虽然不会精神分裂,但一些测试证明两个半脑各有自己的意识,尤其体现在右半脑能感知能读字,但完全无法言语表达...只能用左肢表达... The split brain: A tale of two halves https://t.co/hk9a2NeKud https://t.co/63aAd7tdsb

Mar 2, 2023 · 1 like · 288 followers View post →
amebo
@nuntractatuses · X

@gorgongoza É daí q vem aqueles papos de um lado criativo e um analítico, embora seja uma conclusão sensacionalista e simplista. https://t.co/PQQ4GzAcPQ

Apr 11, 2021 · 1 like · 89 followers View post →
Awaken The #METAD | r/microdosing | Mush Love
@LiveInMushLove · X

I just posted "The split brain: A tale of two halves | Experiments with split-brain patients have helped to illuminate the lateralized nature of #brain function | Nature [Mar 2012]" on Reddit https://t.co/GmHSewBVqn

Jun 16, 2022 · 744 followers View post →
Sanjay Tirdiya
@sanjaytirdiya · X

It’s like having two brains. Learn more: - https://t.co/xz7tbXZexX - https://t.co/h1MGWdnUEC #neuroscience #Research #SplitBrain #Anatomy #Medicine #physiology https://t.co/wvPD8JaNMv

Jan 2, 2021 · 601 followers View post →

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Hacker News
@mm-hacker-news.bsky.social · Bluesky

The split brain: A tale of two halves (2012) https://www.nature.com/articles/483260a

Oct 1, 2024 View post →
Thelma☮️
@ThelmaWorst · X

昨天才知道split brain现象,超奇妙! 不严谨地简单总结,就是如果把左右大脑半球的连接切断,病人虽然不会精神分裂,但一些测试证明两个半脑各有自己的意识,尤其体现在右半脑能感知能读字,但完全无法言语表达...只能用左肢表达... The split brain: A tale of two halves https://t.co/hk9a2NeKud https://t.co/63aAd7tdsb

Mar 2, 2023 · 1 like · 288 followers View post →
Awaken The #METAD | r/microdosing | Mush Love
@LiveInMushLove · X

I just posted "The split brain: A tale of two halves | Experiments with split-brain patients have helped to illuminate the lateralized nature of #brain function | Nature [Mar 2012]" on Reddit https://t.co/GmHSewBVqn

Jun 16, 2022 · 744 followers View post →
amebo
@nuntractatuses · X

@gorgongoza É daí q vem aqueles papos de um lado criativo e um analítico, embora seja uma conclusão sensacionalista e simplista. https://t.co/PQQ4GzAcPQ

Apr 11, 2021 · 1 like · 89 followers View post →
Brett Winton
@wintonARK · X

The split brain studies provide fascinating insight into how capabilities are distributed across hemispheres and show that each single hemisphere can provide a complete "mind" https://t.co/dsbECgxWm0

Mar 26, 2021 · 10 likes · 199,276 followers View post →
Tubby
@vegetablesgooff · X

@obiewunn @DoctorKarl More detail on the area of study https://t.co/IYsVztxJju https://t.co/64DCP4D7wm

Jan 7, 2021 · 199 followers View post →
CamiiVecost
@CamiiVecost · X

En pacientes con epilepsia severa la callostomía/división de hemisferios era la solución,resultando en cerebros que funcionan independientes. “A pesar de saber lo que quería agarrar en el supermercado mi mano no lograba ponerlo en mi carro” https://t.co/BaKPrFfyHh #neurociencia https://t.co/69Jsnlvn5f

Jan 3, 2021 · 110 followers View post →
Sanjay Tirdiya
@sanjaytirdiya · X

It’s like having two brains. Learn more: - https://t.co/xz7tbXZexX - https://t.co/h1MGWdnUEC #neuroscience #Research #SplitBrain #Anatomy #Medicine #physiology https://t.co/wvPD8JaNMv

Jan 2, 2021 · 601 followers View post →
rez ୧⍤⃝
@srslyrez · X

An interesting article on how the patient who had undergone corpus callosotomy behaviour, it's a surgery to cut the corpus callosum, the part in which connected the two brain hemispheres. As a result those two hemispheres can't exchange information. https://t.co/mSnnYRToPT

May 29, 2020 · 374 followers View post →
Klas Pettersen
@kl4sp · X

@boelger @kelkalot Yes, it might be that one van devid one neural network and one self into multiple functioning neural networks and multiple selves. This seems to have happened for several patients after split-brain surgeries: https://t.co/u286D6Z8SD

Apr 23, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,484 followers View post →
thepeopleyousee
@thepeopleseen · X

does the CC serve more than, as an #aisle? is it more than a boundary? https://t.co/OKHXwyq0F4

Dec 11, 2019 · 2 followers View post →
Esther Mondragón
@emp1.bsky.social · Bluesky

Very nice article: "The split brain: A tale of two halves" bit.ly/xNUmmA

Mar 14, 2012 View post →