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Amygdala - fear, aggression, emotional regulation Hippocampus - formation of new memories Basal Ganglia - motor movement/control of voluntary fine and gross motor movement caudate nucleus - one of the major nuclei that make up the basal ganglia Thalamus - sensory relay station Hypothalamus - eating, drinking, sexual behaviors, basic regulatory functions Pituitary gland - Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands - releases hormones into the blood stream Reticular formation - plays an important role in controlling arousal - when stimulated it wakes up the cortex Substantia nigra - dopamine production Periaqueductal gray - believed to play a role in the sensation of pain - opiate pain killers mimic it Ventral tegmental area - stimulates amygdala for pleasure and reward centerLocus coerules - attention, sleep, mood - releases norepinephrine Raphe nucleus - serotonin = mood