Split-brain experiments and debates over divided consciousness (Sperry & Gazzaniga) (1960s–1990s)

1. Sperry frames the “split brain” question

   Jun 2, 1961Labels: Roger W, Corpus Callosum

   • Science
   • PMC

2. First major human split-brain report published

   Oct 1, 1962Labels: Gazzaniga, Corpus Commissures

   • PNAS
   • CaltechAUTHORS

3. Gazzaniga and Sperry publish key Brain article

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Gazzaniga, Brain journal

   • Brain

4. Split-brain findings broaden in the mid-1960s

   Jan 1, 1968Labels: Sperry lab, Lateralization

   • Embryo
   • Britannica

5. Popular “left brain/right brain” interpretations spread

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Left hemisphere, Right hemisphere

   • Brain
   • ScienceDirect

6. Nagel reframes consciousness as “what it’s like”

   Oct 1, 1974Labels: Thomas Nagel, Subjectivity

   • Oxford
   • Wiki

7. Right-hemisphere comprehension documented in case report

   Dec 1, 1977Labels: Gazzaniga, Right hemisphere

   • PubMed
   • Brain

8. “Cognitive neuroscience” named as a new field

   Jan 1, 1978Labels: Cognitive neuroscience, Gazzaniga

   • Gazzaniga

9. Sperry receives Nobel Prize for hemisphere specialization

   Oct 1, 1981Labels: Roger W, Nobel Prize

   • Britannica

10. Parfit uses split-brain-style cases in identity debates

    Jan 1, 1984Labels: Derek Parfit, Personal identity

    • OUP
    • Philopedia

11. Dennett argues for a non-unified “multiple drafts” view

    Jan 1, 1991Labels: Daniel Dennett, Multiple drafts

    • Wiki
    • Cambridge

12. Split-brain debates shift from “two minds” to limits

    Jan 1, 1999Labels: Split-brain debates, Integration limits

    • Brain
    • ScienceDirect