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What are some of the many functions of the hypothalamus?
-Controls Autonomic Control -Emotion/Limbic System -Temperature Regulation -Food Intake (controls desire to eat or not) -Water Balance - nuclei increase or decrease retention of fluids -Endocrine System - synthesizes Oxytocin & vasopressin and links to the pituitary gland which releases hormones throughout our body -Sleep-wake cycles
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