Brains have switch board to guide behavior in response to external stimuli
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 04:01
in Psychology & Sociology
How do our brains combine information from the external world (sensory stimulation) with information on our internal state such as hunger, fear or stress? Scientists demonstrate that the habenula, a specific part in our brain consisting of neural circuits, acts as a gate for sensory information, thus regulating behavior in response to external stimuli.
