Corpus Callosum Quotes

#1. No one knows quite the reason, but surgically severing the corpus callosum can reduce the rate and intensity of seizures. So in the early 1960s, a few patients with severe epilepsy had their corpus callosums cut, turning them into split-brain people.

Sam Kean

#2. X-rays revealed that some people were born without a corpus callosum, and they seemed just fine.

Sam Kean

#3. The main theme remains constant: man owes it to himself to reject despair; better to rely on miracles than opt for resignation. By changing himself, man can change the world.

Elie Wiesel

#4. I don't plan my books. I don't know what's going to happen. That's why I could pick up any one of my 30 books and I could continue the story on.

Jackie Collins

#5. It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.

Thucydides

#6. The world was indeed a kind of screen and did not manifest itself other than by passing me on and on - I was just the bouncing ball that objects played with!

Witold Gombrowicz

#7. On my body, I use Kai body butter. It smells really nice and it's fresh and creamy. When it's really cold out, I go with some good ol' Nivea cream.

Keshia Knight Pulliam