Open AccessWhy the SCN influences the whole body: Role of the hypothalamus and reticular activating system
Author(s) -
KAWAMURA Hiroshi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
sleep and biological rhythms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1479-8425
pISSN - 1446-9235
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2009.00429.x
Subject(s) - reticular activating system , suprachiasmatic nucleus , hypothalamus , neuroscience , reticular formation , circadian rhythm , psychology , reticular connective tissue , central nervous system , biology , anatomy
The author reviews an important role played by the hypothalamus and reticular formation as the brain activating system, which mediates or couples the circadian rhythm generated from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to whole bodily functions, at the behavioral and consciousness level.