Corpus callosum
Corpus callosum
Definition
The corpus callosum is the largest commissure in the brain, linking the two hemispheres and enabling the cerebrum to function coherently as a single cognitive center.
This commissure exists only in Eutherian mammals and reaches its maximal development in primates.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
