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The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

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The intricate relationship between dietary habits and cognitive function is gaining increasing attention, with a focus on the gut-brain axis as a modifiable target for intervention. This review ...

meaning many patients experience lasting damage to their physical and mental functions. According to Professor Kate Lykke Lambertsen, one of the study's lead authors, the brain has the resources ...

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Anatomy is the field of biology that ... A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including temperature, sleep and appetite, has ...

We wanted to find out what the main constraints of the configuration of brain functions were ... only advances our understanding of how brain anatomy shapes brain dynamics, but also explores ...

The spinal cord is responsible for sending messages between your brain and muscles ... treatments can help reduce pain and improve mobility and function. University of Rochester Medical Center.