BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
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It means “inner chamber.” All incoming sensory information, except smell, come here and then it is directed to other places in the brain for addition processing.
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It produces new neurons in the brain.
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It is responsible for the alertness of the brain.
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It is responsible for consolidating learning and information.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Your thalamus is your body’s information relay station. All information from your body’s senses (except smell) must be processed through your thalamus before being sent to your brain’s cerebral cortex for interpretation. Your thalamus also plays a role in sleep, wakefulness, consciousness, learning and memory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary function of the thalamus is to relay motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex. It also regulates sleep, alertness, and wakefulness.
Detailed explanation-3: -The thalamus relays sensory impulses from receptors in various parts of the body to the cerebral cortex. A sensory impulse travels from the body surface towards the thalamus, which receives it as a sensation. This sensation is then passed onto the cerebral cortex for interpretation as touch, pain or temperature.
Detailed explanation-4: -Because of the specific organization of the olfactory pathway (i.e., no direct thalamic relay between sensory neurons and primary cortex), relatively little attention has been directed toward the thalamus in olfaction.