Children's Memorial Hospital

Understanding Epilepsy

An online tutorial for parents, teachers and students living with epilepsy

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The Brain

The brain is divided into two hemispheres. One hemisphere is dominant. The hemispheres of the brain are connected by the corpus callosum. Each of the two hemispheres is divided into four lobes with specific functions.