<s>
Brain	B-Algorithm
–	I-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
interactions	I-Algorithm
are	O
patterns	O
of	O
neural	O
activity	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
nervous	O
system	O
to	O
coordinate	O
the	O
activity	O
between	O
the	O
brain	O
and	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nervous	O
system	O
consists	O
of	O
central	O
and	O
peripheral	O
nervous	O
systems	O
and	O
coordinates	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
an	O
animal	O
by	O
transmitting	O
signals	B-Algorithm
to	O
and	O
from	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
its	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neural	B-General_Concept
pathways	I-General_Concept
regulate	O
brain	B-Algorithm
–	I-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
interactions	I-Algorithm
and	O
allow	O
to	O
sense	O
and	O
control	O
its	O
body	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
types	O
of	O
brain	B-Algorithm
–	I-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
interactions	I-Algorithm
have	O
been	O
distinguished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain-muscle	O
interactions	O
involve	O
both	O
efferent	O
nerve	O
fibres	O
that	O
transmit	O
action	B-Algorithm
potentials	I-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
muscles	O
to	O
generate	O
muscle	O
contractions	O
and	O
afferent	O
nerve	O
fibres	O
that	O
transmit	O
somatosensory	O
information	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
central	O
nervous	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resting	B-Algorithm
state	I-Algorithm
fMRI	I-Algorithm
has	O
shown	O
that	O
brain	O
activity	O
in	O
different	O
brain	O
areas	O
are	O
coupled	O
and	O
form	O
brain	O
networks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
studied	O
using	O
graph	O
theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain-body	B-Algorithm
interactions	I-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
studied	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
approach	O
by	O
estimating	O
functional	O
connectivity	O
between	O
brain	O
activity	O
and	O
peripheral	O
electrophysiology	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
between	O
brain	O
activity	O
and	O
ECG	B-Application
,	O
EGG	O
or	O
EMG	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synchrony	O
between	O
slow	O
pulse	O
fluctuations	O
(	O
related	O
to	O
sympathetic	O
activity	O
)	O
and	O
brain	O
fMRI	B-Algorithm
signal	O
has	O
revealed	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
sensory	O
brain	O
regions	O
that	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
relevant	O
for	O
characterizing	O
human	O
personality	O
and	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brain-body	B-Algorithm
interactions	I-Algorithm
are	O
supported	O
by	O
peripheral	O
nervous	O
system	O
that	O
connects	O
the	O
CNS	O
to	O
the	O
limbs	O
and	O
organs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
structural	B-Algorithm
connections	I-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
using	O
neuroimaging	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
diffusion	B-Algorithm
MRI	I-Algorithm
to	O
map	O
the	O
complete	O
human	O
connectome	O
.	O
</s>
