A method to section the corpus callosum in the rat.
A simply constructed instrument and a surgical procedure are described for transecting the corpus callosum in the rat. The callosum can be cut in its entirety, or the cut can be limited to anterior or posterior halves. The procedure obviates lateralized incidental damage.
D000818:Animals; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D051381:Rats