Seminar · Neuroscience
The paradox of the corpus callosum: insights from the developing brain
Vanessa Siffredi · Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 07:30 UTC
Vanessa Siffredi explores why the corpus callosum is central to typical brain development, yet some children born without it or with callosal abnormalities develop comparably to their peers. The talk connects callosal structure and communication between hemispheres with cognition, attention, executive function, memory, language and socio-emotional development. Structural and functional neuroimaging studies of typical development and callosal dysgenesis examine how developing brains compensate for alterations in this major white-matter pathway. Siffredi is affiliated with CHUV and UNIL; Carole