Assertion: hypothalamus's neuron | /r/HasProperty | critical
Facets:
value: for producing a fully awake state
type: PURPOSE
value: for maintaining wakefulness
type: PURPOSE
value: for causing sleep
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The brain’s biological clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, is also at this level, which sits just above the optic chiasm, as do neurons that are critical for causing sleep.
text: The caudal third of the hypothalamus contains neurons that are critical for maintaining wakefulness and responding to emergencies.
text: Neurons in the posterior half of the lateral hypothalamus as well as in the tuberomammillary nucleus, provide major inputs to the cerebral cortex and the basal forebrain that are concerned with alerting and arousal responses, and are critical for producing a fully awake state.