Assertion: thalamus's role | /r/HasProperty | significant
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text: Among the areas affected are fibers within the anterior and posterior cingulate, essential in cardiovascular control (Critchley et al., 2003; Shoemaker et al., 2015), the posterior thalamus, which plays a significant role in oxygen and breathing regulation (Koos et al., 1998, 2000, 2004), the anterior thalamus, part of the limbic network, the septum and hypothalamus (significant structures for mediating memory, rage, and a wide range of temperature, and hormonal regulation, respectively), and projections to the cerebellum, which exerts major dampening roles for extremes of blood pressure change (Lutherer et al., 1983; Chen et al., 1994).
text: While the thalamus is classically known for its roles as a sensory relay in visual, auditory, somatosensory, and gustatory systems, it also has significant roles in motor activity, emotion , memory , arousal, and other sensorimotor association functions.
text: The thalamus also plays a significant role in sensory perception and movement.
text: These form the thalamo-cortico-thalamic circuits which are thought to regulate consciousness and the thalamus plays a significant role in arousal, wakefulness and alertness.