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Hemisphere disconnection in man yields two systems, each of which can perform most human activities independently and separately and without help from the other. The present study examines whether both hemispheres working in parallel can process more information than can one working alone. The results affirm this view and suggest that the informational cross-talk ongoing via the callosum in the normal brain limits the short-term memory capacity of each hemisphere and, therefore, of the brain as a whole.
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1. Aided by USPHS Grant No. MH 13289.1 would like to thank J. Shea for assisting in collection of the data.
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Gazzaniga, M.S. Short-term memory and brain-bisected man. Psychon Sci 12, 161–162 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331249
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