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How does the human brain switch between survival tasks? - EurekAlert


The hypothalamus is a small region of the human brain typically associated with regulating body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and sleep. But it also has another important role: helping the brain and body switch between different and opposing survival behaviors such as hunting prey and escaping predators. That’s the conclusion of a new study publishing June 27th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Jaejoong Kim and Dean Mobbs of California Institute of Technology, US, and colleagues.

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