Diencephalon

Question 1

Diencephalon

-> caudal of forebrain

Answer 1

primary relay and processing center

Question 2

Epithalamus

-> posterior of diencephalon

Answer 2

• reward + aversion processing
• pineal gland -> melatonin
• habenula -> partial regulation hunger + thirst

Question 3

Thalamus

-> dorsal to midbrain

Answer 3

• sensory + motor signal relay
• reg. consciousness / sleep / alertness
• emotion / memory

Question 4

Hypothalamus

Answer 4

• motivated behavior
  sexual / feeding / temp. reg. / emotion
• endocrine system reg.