There is some evidence of corpus callosum abnormalities in elderly depression, but it is not known whether these deficits are region-specific or differ based on age at onset of depression. Twenty-four ...

The corpus callosum is the largest white matter fiber bundle in the human brain, the major interhemispheric commissure that connects the majority of the neocortical areas, and is important for ...

A big bump to the head can literally send the brain bouncing around inside the skull, and all that jostling may injure the brain in a way that disrupts the flow of information from one half of the ...

Glioblastoma Multiforme (Occipital Lobe). T1-weighted axial MRIs. Note the large mass in the right medial occipital lobe that crosses the midline through the splenium of the corpus callosum. There is ...

The corpus callosum connects the left side of the brain to the right side, known as hemispheres. This connection allows information to pass between the two halves. Corpus callosum is Latin for “tough ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

Key Points: Scientists continue to uncover the ways in which even mild brain injury influences the brain's functioning. Recent findings suggest that such injuries can have an impact on the structure ...

The brain is divided into the right and left hemispheres, and the corpus callosum connects the two halves. This bundle of nerve tissue contains more than 200 million axons (nerve fibers that carry ...

A 3 year-old girl presented with progressive spasticity, visual loss and loss of motor milestones. Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD): Flair axial MRI images. Note the bilateral confluent white matter ...

Agenesis of the corpus callosum is a rare brain malformation that happens as your baby develops in the womb. It causes varying symptoms and challenges from mild to severe. Many children with this ...