What part of the brain do the neurosurgeons cut to produce a split brain and what is the function of this?

Question

What part of the brain do the neurosurgeons cut to produce a split brain and what is the function of this part of the brain?Which hemisphere of the brain has superior language skills and mathematical skills? Which hemisphere of the brain is better at recognizing faces?

Answer 1

"Split brain" is produced by severing the corpus callosum, which connects the two hemispheres of the brain. Wikipedia actually has some good information about this here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-brain

Answer 2

they cut the connection between left and right

I think it can cure seizures, and there are some other things but I can't remember

right brain recognises faces

left brain is language and math

Answer 3

I would like to know myself.