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Dreams “Limbic System”

Dreams “Limbic System”. By; Jessica Hardy & Audrey Hall & Ashley Hix. Basic Details:.

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Dreams “Limbic System”

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  1. Dreams“Limbic System” By; Jessica Hardy & Audrey Hall & Ashley Hix

  2. Basic Details: Limbic system controls peoples dreams. There are three parts to the limbic system, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, Amygdala. These each control something different, sleep, emotions, and the other makes scene of it all.

  3. Physiology The hypothalamus regulates body temperature, blood pressure, heartbeat, metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, and sugar levels in the blood. Through direct attachment to the pituitary gland , the hypothalamus also meters secretions controlling water balance and milk production in the female. The role of the hypothalamus in awareness of pleasure and pain has been well established in the laboratory. The Amygdala is an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior. The hippocampus is a complex neural structure consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories.

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  5. 10 Interesting Facts: • Blind people dream • You forget 90% of your dreams • Everybody dreams • Dreams prevent psychosis • We only dream of what we know • Not everyone dreams in color • Dreams are not about what they are about • People who smoke cigarettes and quite have more vivid dreams • External stimuli invade our dreams • You are paralyzed when you dream

  6. Disorder Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is a sleep disorder (more specifically a parasomnia) that involves abnormal behavior during the sleep phase with rapid eye movement (REM sleep). It was first described in 1986.

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