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Renderings of the Brain's 'Braking' Network

Caption: Renderings of the brain’s "braking" network, viewed from the front and side. A cutaway of the right hemisphere reveals white matter tracts, or "cables," that connect three distant regions of the brain known to be important for controlling behavior.

Credit: Courtesy David Flitney, Oxford University

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