สมอง
สมองมีหน้าที่ควบคุมและสั่งการการเคลื่อนไหว, พฤติกรรม และภาวะธำรงดุล (homeostasis) เช่น การเต้นของหัวใจ, ความดันโลหิต, สมดุลของเหลวในร่างกาย และอุณหภูมิ เป็นต้น หน้าที่ของสมองยังมีเกี่ยวข้องกับการรู้ (cognition) อารมณ์ ความจำ การเรียนรู้การเคลื่อนไหว (motor learning) และความสามารถอื่น ๆ ที่เกี่ยวกับการเรียนรู้
ประสาทสัมพันธ์แห่งการรับรู้อารมณ์
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