The skin and brain have a close bi-directional anatomical and functional connection.Historically, the skin-brain axis and the brain-skin axis have been well described.However, brain function in this context has only recently been demystified with the introduction of functional neuroimaging in dermatology. Functional neuroimaging, es-
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