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| Sensory Perception, Voluntary control of movement, Language, Personality traits, and Sophisticated mental events (thinking, memory, decision making, creativity, and self-consciousness) |
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| Inhibition of muscle tone, Coordination of slow, sustained movements, Suppression of useless patterns of movement |
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| Relay station for all synaptic input, Crude awareness of sensation (SENSORY PROCESSING), Some degree of consciousness, Role in motor control |
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| Regulation of many HOMEOSTATIC functions (temperature, thirst, urine output, food intake), Important link between nervous system and endocrine systems, Extensive involvement with emotion and basic behavioral patterns, Role in sleep-wake cycle |
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| Maintenance of BALANCE, Enhancement of muscle tone, Coordination and planning of skilled voluntary muscle activity (i.e. MOTOR TASKS) |
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| Origin of majority of peripheral cranial nerves, VEGITATIVE FUNCTIONS (Cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive control centers), Regulation of muscle reflexes involved with equilibrium and posture, Reception and integration of all synaptic input from spinal cord; arousal and activation of cerebral cortex, Role in sleep-wake cycle |
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