Chapter 8, Problem 29RA

Summary Introduction

To review:

The effects produced by the damages caused to the corpus callosum and the basal nuclei, by an excessive alcohol consumption.

Introduction:

Both corpus callosum and basal nuclei are parts of the brain. The corpus callosum contains axons that interconnect two hemispheres (right and left hemisphere), while the basal nuclei are the group of subcortical nuclei that are present deep inside the white matter.