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The importance of the corpus callosum in memory is not well established. Memory appears to function primarily through the consolidating action of subcortical structures like the hippocampus and amygdala on the cerebral cortex (see reviews by Mishkin and Appenzeller, 1987; Squire, 1987). The corpus callosum may play significant secondary roles, however, by transferring stimuli to the opposite cortex, inhibiting ipsilateral input, and/or facilitating processing within each hemisphere (see Cook, 1986; Jeeves, 1990; Lassonde, 1986).
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Geffen, G.M., Forrester, G.M., Jones, D.L., Simpson, D.A. (1994). Auditory Verbal Learning and Memory in Cases of Callosal Agenesis. In: Lassonde, M., Jeeves, M.A. (eds) Callosal Agenesis. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 42. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0487-6_25
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