Sara Lazar
Sara Lazar
area brain increased stuff support using worked
It makes sense that if you're using part of your brain a lot, it's going to get worked out and there's going to be more stuff in that area to support increased usage. In a sense, that's all we're seeing.
area both breathing central decision emotion functions heart involved rate
The area where we see these differences is involved in both the modulation of functions like heart rate and breathing and also the integration of emotion with thought and reward-based decision making - a central switchboard of the brain.