Psychophysiological States: The Ultradian Dynamics of Mind-Body Interactions

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter examines new insights on how the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hypothalamus play a central role in modulation of ultradian rhythms cognition, behavior, physiological functions that support psychophysiological states during both waking sleep, mechanisms hypothalamic integration regulation body's major systems, translational neuroscience can now help exploit these discoveries. It has been known for almost one century ANS critical role, at most elementary levels, vital insure survival reproduction species. Electrical stimulation specific regions evoked classical responses papillary diameter, salivation, heart rate, sweating, defacation, bladder contractions. medial parts tuberal region produced parasympathetic effects gastric motility, tone. These early findings led to seminal studies conclusions anterior is more concerned with posterior sympathetic mechanisms.