Controls vital functions like blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, digestion. First part of brain to evolve. Part of brainstem - helps with body's autonomic functions and reflexes. Respiration, heart rate, swallowing, digestion. Relay station for nerve signals to and from the brain. Part of brainstem - Relays sensory information, helps control autonomic functions and has a role in levels of arousal or consciousness and sleep.
n. 1. (Philosophy) the traditional philosophical problem concerning the nature of mind, body, and the relationship between them. See dualism 2, interactionism, parallelism 3, monism 1, idealism 3, materialism 2, identity theory, behaviourism 2.
Mirror Neurons, the Mind-Body Problem, and The Limits of Neurology by David Zahl on Mar 8, 2011 â¢ 2:39 pm 2 Comments The third of four neuroscience posts today/tomorrow, this one comes to us from the New York Review of Books, more precisely, Colin McGinnâs thoughtful review of V.S. Ramachandranâs new book, The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientistâs Quest for What Makes Us Human.