Human Midbrain Region

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A Human Midbrain Region is a Human Brain Region that corresponds to a brainstem region associated vision, hearing, motor control, sleep and wakefulness, arousal, and temperature regulation.



References

2021

  • (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbrain Retrieved:2021-9-23.
    • The midbrain or mesencephalon is the forward-most portion of the brainstem and is associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep and wakefulness, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation. [1] The name comes from the Greek mesos, "middle", and enkephalos, "brain". [2]
  1. Breedlove, Watson, & Rosenzweig. Biological Psychology, 6th Edition, 2010, pp. 45-46
  2. Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary,≈ Fourth Edition, Mosby-Year Book 1994, p. 981