at rest
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In research published in Nature Neuroscience, scientists report that a gene called Homer1 plays an important role in attention by shaping how quiet or noisy the brain is at rest.
From Science Daily
“I’ll say. There’s a world of difference between being dead and being at rest.”
From Literature
Using multiomics tools that track genes, proteins, metabolites, and gut bacteria, the scientists compared the body at rest, after a single 5 km run, and after a 25-day running program.
From Science Daily
On past bike tours, we often cut discussions short with strangers who approached us at rest stops.
The thing looked like a glider with a jet engine, its wings twice as long as its body, so long they drooped when the plane was at rest.
From Literature
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