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  The extent to which observed behavior in the complete commissurotomy
  patients is supported by only one hemisphere would depend on individual
  differences interacting with a variety of factors such as genetics,
  intelligence, and so on. The lesson imparted here is that there is
  sufficient functional redundancy in the neocortex so that the capacity
  to maintain a wide range of abilities is within the control of one
  hemisphere. And, yet, as seen in what is missing in the patients'
  behavior, one hemisphere is not quite enough. Nature seems to have
  intended that the two hemispheres complement each other, that the full
  range of human behavior be best accomplished through interaction
  between the left and right hemispheres.
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keywords: 'commissurotomy, split-brain, callosotomy, humor, sleep, consciousness, disconnection syndrome, subcortical integration, dreams, dreaming, emotions, emotional expressions, quality of life, unity of consciousness, complete commissurotomy, alien hand, spatial perception, memory, evolution, jokes, puns.'
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title: A view of the world from a split-brain perspective
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