RT Book, Section
A1 Ropper, Allan H.
A1 Samuels, Martin A.
A1 Klein, Joshua P.
A1 Prasad, Sashank
SR Print(0)
ID 1162593438
T1 The Hypothalamus and Neuroendocrine Disorders
T2 Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 11e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071842617
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162593438
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  hypothalamus  plays  three  roles  in  the  actions  of  the  nervous  system.  First,  it  serves  as  the  “head  ganglion”  of  the  autonomic  nervous  system,  as  described  in  the  preceding  chapter;  second,  it  is  a  circadian  and  seasonal  clock  for  behavioral  and  sleep–wake  functions,  as  considered  in  Chap.  18  on  sleep;  third,  it  provides  neural  control  of  the  endocrine  system,  as  discussed  in  this  chapter.  The  hypothalamus  integrates  these  systems  with  one  another  as  well  as  with  neocortical,  limbic,  and  spinal  networks.  Ultimately,  the  hypothalamus  maintains  complex  homeostatic  functions  and  participates  in  the  substructure  of  emotion  and  affective  behavior.