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[-] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 56 points 7 months ago

Immune response isn't controlled by the brain tho.

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 35 points 7 months ago

I'm pretty sure there's a shiny bead in your brain that regulates your temperature. Keep in mind, all my knowledge on this subject comes from Osmosis Jones.

[-] leanleft@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

~~Closest thing I can think of is~~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstem.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034117/

~~The body may act intelligently.. But not directly most related to the brain.~~

Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever#Pathophysiology_of_fever_induction

[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago

Closest thing I can think of is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstem.

And now the only thing I can think of is https://youtu.be/snO68aJTOpM

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