Awareness of the tangible, through the network of nerves, spinal cord and brain, becomes awareness of information ceaselessly conveyed. ... There are five main categories of hormone effects on the central nervous system: feedback, through positive and negative feedback loops; activation, the activating effect on a specific pattern of behavior; organization, the organizing effect on the brain typically at a specific stage during development; neuromodulation, the inhibition and/or facilitation of neural activity; and general metabolic effects (Leshner, 1997). ... When the hypothalamus receives ...

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