The corpus callosum is a mammalian invention; reptiles, amphibians, and many creatures lower in the evolutionary tree have two brain centers that are not connected by direct neural pathways as mammals are.

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Iain McGilchrist

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the corpus callosum many people don't realize is a mammalian invention so although reptiles amphibians and many other creatures lower down that tree have two centers in their brain they're not connected in this direct way

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Iain McGilchrist, Rupert Sheldrake and Alex Gomez-Marin in conversationDr Iain McGilchrist
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:27:29 PM

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