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Brain terminology

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  • 19-10-2011 11:57am
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    stoneill
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    Anyone know - What is the gap between the brain hemispheres called?
    Thanks


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    nozzferrahhtoo
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    I have never heard it referred to as a "gap" before so maybe I am thinking of something different to you, but is it possible you refer to the corpus callosum?


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    ClimberC
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    Is it not the falx cerebri :confused:


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    Sid_Justice
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    longitudinal cerebral fissure


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    Improbable
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    nozzferrahhtoo wrote: »
    I have never heard it referred to as a "gap" before so maybe I am thinking of something different to you, but is it possible you refer to the corpus callosum?

    The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres.
    ClimberC wrote: »
    Is it not the falx cerebri :confused:

    The falx cerebri is a membrane in the it.

    Sid_Justice wrote: »
    longitudinal cerebral fissure

    Correct.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal_fissure


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