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structural and functional brain imaging  

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  • Understanding the structure and function of the human brain is an essential key to understanding the development of personality and consciousness, and assists in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric illnesses. However, the direct study of the healthy human brain was not possible until recently. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Structural and Functional Brain Imaging]

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