PSYB64H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Default Mode Network, Raphe Nuclei, Pineal Gland
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Hormones, cells, and brain regions that are probably important. Manages body temperature, hormone secretion, urine production, and blood pressure changes. Retinal cells that do no process information about visual images, but rather provide light information to the superchiasmatic nucleus. Communicates with the pineal gland to release melatonin. Transplanting this tissue into someone will else cause them to have the same circadian rhythms as the donor. Leave the optic nerve and project to the scn. Pineal gland is dependent on input from the. Blind people have melatonin peaks at different parts of the day. A group of cells located at the border of the pons and midbrain that use ach as their major neurotransmitter to participate in the maintenance of wakefulness. Communicate with the preoptic area and the scn as well as the cerebral cortex. Located a the junction of the pons and midbrain. Higher levels are associated with higher blood pressure.
