Diencephalon

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Diencephalon

• (Thalamus and Hypothalamus)
• Thalamus a complex structure dominantly
  involved in sensory recoding and relay to
  cerebral cortex

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Diencephalon- The Thalamus
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Thalamus-complex set of subnuclei
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Thalamo-cortical specificity
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Thalamo-cortical Specificity
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Diencephalon-The Hypothalamus -slightly anterior
to and inferior to the thalamus
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The hypothalamus-subnuclei
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Functions of the Hypothalamus?

• Arousal and Homeostasis
• Partial role in the 4- Fs

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Hypothalamus-relationship with the pituitary gland
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• The neuro-endocrine axis?

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The master gland
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