subcortical
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Although individual studies often pointed to different brain locations, the findings appeared to map onto a shared functional brain network involving the default mode network and subcortical regions.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
Conscious feelings are one of its techniques, emerging “deep in the subcortical regions” where the brain’s interoceptive neurons receive messages from the body and Cartesian duality dissolves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
The kind of low-level gaze-following they engage in is mediated by subcortical structures of the brain–those more “primitive” parts also found in mammals and fish.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2024
Ghosh, who specializes in subcortical brain structures, suggested that the LC might be a good candidate to study for these effects.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
They are organized into "local circuits" within the cortex; the local circuits form "subcortical nuclei," which together form "cortical regions," which form "systems," which form "systems of systems," which form you.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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