What was Sperry's main field of study?
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Sperry's main field of study was neuropsychology and neurobiology. He is best known for his work on the corpus callosum, which is a bundle of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. Sperry discovered that when the corpus callosum is severed, the two hemispheres of the brain can function independently of each other.
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