Term
Brainstem
The lowest and oldest part of the brain. It runs sleep and waking, and together with the limbic area it takes part in reactions like fear and anger.
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Daniel J. Siegel
Explained in
- Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Daniel J. Siegel
- The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook, Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
The oldest and deepest part of the brain. It controls breathing, heartbeat and body temperature, and it matures earlier than the other parts.