Each cerebral hemisphere has an outer layer of cerebral cortex which is of grey matter and in the interior of the cerebral hemispheres is an inner layer or core of white matter known as the centrum semiovale. … See more

If the upper part of either hemisphere is removed, at a level about 1.25 cm above the corpus callosum, the central white matter will be exposed as an oval-shaped area, the centrum semiovale, surrounded by a narrow c… See more

Broad generalizations are often made in popular psychology about certain functions (e.g. logic, creativity) being lateralized, that is, located in the right or left side of the brain. These claims are often inaccurate, as most brain … See more

Infarcts of the centrum ovale can occur.
As a treatment for epilepsy the corpus callosum may be severed to cut the major connection between the hemispheres in a procedure known as a corpus callosotomy.
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• The sheep brain seen from the back. Opening longitudinal fissure which separates left and right cerebral hemispheres.
• Lateral surface. (The frontal pole is approximately at 10, the occipital pole is approximately at 17, and the … See more