CONTROL CENTERS
The brain has eleven major control centers.
PONS controls sleep-wake cycles and controls the conscious state
GENICULATE BODY activates the visual thalamus
OCCIPITAL LOBES activate the visual cortex
AMYGDALA activates anxiety and dream emotions
LOCUS COERULEUS secretes norepinepherine
RAPHE NUCLEI secrete serotonin
DORSAL NUCLEI secrete acetylcholine
HYPOTHALMUS house the biological clock
MIDBRAIN NEURONS secrete dopamine
RETICULAR receives and sends messages
FORMATION THALMUS is the organ of being awake