The sodium amytal test (Wada test) can assist epilepsy doctors in figuring out how crucial each side of the brain is in relation to memory and language. During the test process, the physicians put one side of the brain to sleep temporarily by injecting sodium amytal into the carotid artery. Both sides of the brain are subjected to this test, and the results are compared. 

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