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midbrain: see brain brain, the supervisory center of the nervous system in all vertebrates. It also serves as the site of emotions, memory, self-awareness, and thought.
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9,19-22) Bruno et al (23) have suggested that polioencephalitis, particularly damage to the reticular activating system and other areas of the midbrain, may have a role in complaints of fatigue and heightened pain sensitivity in these patients. During orgasm, compared to pre-orgasm, high levels of activity were observed in the regions of the following: hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), midbrain central gray, amygdala, hippocampus, anterior cingulate, frontal, parietal, temporal, and insular cortices, anterior basal ganglia, and cerebellum. At the conclusion of exposure, we examined cerebrocortical regions and the midbrain for cell damage markers and lipid peroxidation. |
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