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noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A network of brain regions that are active when the individual is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, neuroscience, sciences

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