The Autonomic Nervous System and the Ancient Core Regions of the Brain
The Hypothalamus, a limbic structure , is the interface between Layer 1 and Layer 2, between core regulatory and emotional parts of the brain.
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The Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) mediates the body’s response to arousing circumstances,
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The Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) arises from different midbrain/brain-stem nuclei that project down the spine to the body. In contrast to the SNS and the four Fs, the PNS is about calm, vegetative states. The SNS speeds up the heart; the PNS slows it down.
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see also
limbic System
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