split brain

splɪt breɪn

Definition

Definition of split brain - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

condition where the brain's two sides can't communicate

TECH.

The patient was diagnosed with split brain after the surgery.

psychology

TECH.

condition causing independent hemisphere function

TECH.

Split brain research has provided insights into lateralization.

Adjective

medical

TECH.

related to a brain with disconnected hemispheres

TECH.

The patient exhibited split brain symptoms after the surgery.

disconnected

divided

separated

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Expressions with split

split up

stop being together as a group

The band decided to split up after the tour.

split off

separate from a larger group or structure

The small faction decided to split off from the main party..

split hairs

argue about trivial details unnecessarily

He tends to split hairs during every discussion.

split ticket

ballot with candidates from multiple parties

She cast a split ticket in the election.

split the bill

share the payment of a bill among multiple people

They decided to split the bill after dinner.

for a split second

adv.

for a very short moment or instant

I thought I saw her for a split second.

Expressions with brain

brain freeze

pain in the head from something cold

Eating ice cream too fast gave me a brain freeze.

big brain

person with exceptional intelligence or knowledge

She is the big brain behind the project.

brain fog

state of mental confusion or lack of clarity

After the long meeting, I felt a bit of brain fog.

brain rot

mental decline due to excessive media consumption

Watching too much TV can lead to brain rot.

pick someone's brain

ask someone knowledgeable for information or advice

I need to pick your brain about this project.

rack one's brain

struggle to think hard or remember something

She had to rack her brain to solve the puzzle.

brain candy

entertaining content lacking intellectual depth

The movie was pure brain candy, fun but shallow.

brain dump

transfer of large information from one person to another

During the meeting, she did a brain dump of all her ideas.

racking my brain

adj.

causing intense mental effort or strain

This puzzle is really racking my brain.

rot one's brain

make someone less able to think clearly

Constant tabloid gossip will eventually rot his brain.

Examples of split brain in a sentence

Researchers study split brain to understand brain lateralization.
The patient exhibited split brain symptoms after surgery.
Split brain cases challenge our understanding of consciousness.
Split brain research has advanced our understanding of cognition.
The split brain condition requires careful management.

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French:cerveau divisé, dissociation cérébrale, ...
German:Hemisphärentrennung, split-brain, ...
Italian:cervello diviso, a emisferi disconnessi, ...
Spanish:cerebro escindido, cerebro dividido, ...
Portuguese:cérebro dividido, com hemisférios cerebrais desconectados, ...
Chinese:脑裂, 分脑的, ...
Japanese:分離脳, 分離脳の, ...
Arabic:الدماغ المنقسم, مَفْصول النِصْفَيْن, ...
Hebrew:מֹחַ חָצוּי, מוֹחַ חָצוּי, ...
Russian:расщеплённый мозг, расщепленный мозг, ...
Ukrainian:розщеплений мозок, з роз'єднаними півкулями, ...
Hindi:विभाजित मस्तिष्क, अलग मस्तिष्क, ...
Bengali:স্প্লিট ব্রেইন, বিচ্ছিন্ন মস্তিষ্ক, ...
Catalan:cervell dividit, hemisferis desconnectats, ...
Czech:syndrom rozděleného mozku, split-brain, ...
Danish:split-brain, hemisfæreopdelt, ...
Dutch:gespleten brein, gespleten-brein, ...
Greek:διαχωρισμένος εγκέφαλος, διχοτομημένος, ...
Hungarian:szétválasztott agy, split-brain, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពដែលខួរក្បាលទាំងពីរចំហៀងមិនអាចទំនាក់ទំនងគ្នា, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងខួរក្បាលដែលអឌ្ឍគោលទាំងពីរត្រូវបានផ្តាច់ការតភ្ជាប់, ...
Korean:분리뇌, 분리 뇌의, ...
Persian:مغز دوپاره, مغز جدا, ...
Polish:rozszczepiony mózg, z rozdzielonymi półkulami, ...
Portuguese (BR):cérebro dividido, com hemisférios desconectados, ...
Romanian:creier divizat, de creier divizat, ...
Swedish:delad hjärna, split-brain, ...
Thai:ภาวะสมองแยก, สมองแยกซีก, ...
Turkish:ayrık beyin, beyin yarım küreleri ayrılmış, ...
Vietnamese:hội chứng não chia cắt, não phân ly, ...

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