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SPLIT-BRAIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- split brain
1, record 1, English, split%20brain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which two servers in a cluster have lost communication with each other. 1, record 1, English, - split%20brain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Each of the servers views itself as the master server in the cluster and tries to load all cluster resources. 1, record 1, English, - split%20brain
Record 1, Key term(s)
- split-brain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déconnexion cérébrale
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9connexion%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9brale
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neurosurgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- split-brain
1, record 2, English, split%2Dbrain
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
having the optic chiasma and corpus callosum severed. 1, record 2, English, - split%2Dbrain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
split brain (noun): A brain, usually that of an experimental monkey or cat, in which two independently though not necessarily equally functioning cerebral hemispheres have been created by surgical transection of the corpus callosum and other commissures; the technique has also been applied to patients with massive lesions of one hemisphere. 2, record 2, English, - split%2Dbrain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- à cerveau dédoublé
1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20cerveau%20d%C3%A9doubl%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un individu dont on a sectionné les fibres nerveuses du corps calleux pour empêcher les deux hémisphères du cerveau d'échanger leurs informations. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20cerveau%20d%C3%A9doubl%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez le sujet à "cerveau dédoublé" (split-brain) dont les hémisphères ne peuvent échanger l'information, il existe deux reconstructions indépendantes. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20cerveau%20d%C3%A9doubl%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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