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Article: Brain activity may affect immune functions.
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- United Press International
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- September 4, 2003
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MADISON, Wis., Sep 04, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
A new study indicates good health may involve more than washing hands or keeping a positive attitude -- it might also involve your brain activity.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison monitored activity levels in the human brain's prefrontal cortex in demonstrating for the first time that people who have more activity in the left side of their brain also have a stronger immune response against disease.
The finding, soon to be published in the online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pinpoints one of the mechanisms underlying ...