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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system > brain
... > social science subjects > health and social care > human body parts > nervous system > central nervous system > brain

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brain  

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  • Control center of the central (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral (somatic and autonomic) nervous system. It is anatomically domi nated by the cerebral hemispheres (telencephalon), sitting atop the brainstem. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Brain]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P1SS4NL9-M

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