The Brain and the Immune System
The human brain is the seat of human function, the body’s control center, and the organ responsible for processing sensory information, coordinating actions, regulating automatic functions, and enabling cognition, language, and behavior. The brain is linked to movement, memory, emotions, and thoughts, as well as body temperature and involuntary processes like breathing and heart rate. Now, the link between the brain and the immune system is being more closely examined, as scientists explore whether focusing attention allows the brain to influence how the immune system responds to inflammation.
