In other words , the brain is active even when we are asleep - and the more active the thalamus , the better we sleep .
换句话说就是,当睡着了的时候,我们的大脑仍然是活动的,并且丘脑的活动越频繁,我们就睡的越好。
The thalamus acts as a relay station for incoming nerve impulses from around the body that are then forwarded to the appropriate brain region for processing . The hypothalamus controls hormone secretions from the nearby pituitary gland .
Previous research has found that the brain activity producing spindles , which only occur during sleep , kept sensory information from passing through an area of the brain known as the thalamus
From the thalamus , the " itch " message is passed to the cerebral cortex , which interprets the signals and produces the sensation of itch .
“痒”的信息从丘脑传递到大脑皮层,由大脑皮层解释这个信号,并产生痒的感觉。
Also in the limbic brain are the hippocampus - vital for forming new memories ; the thalamus - a kind of sensory relay station ; and the hypothalamus , which regulates bodily functions via hormone release from the pituitary gland .
" The mechanism that produces spindles may actually interfere with the transmission of sensory information through the thalamus to the cortex , " said study coauthor thien thanh dang-vu .
The brain stem is active , as is most of the forebrain , including the neocortex - our ' centre ' of higher mental processing ; the thalamus , which relays sensory inputs ; and the amygdala and hippocampus , sections of the brain that deal with emotions as well as memory storage and recall .