06/08/2026
Did you know?
The autonomic nervous system regulates a variety of body process that takes place without conscious effort. The autonomic system is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for regulating involuntary body functions, such as heartbeat, blood flow, breathing, and digestion.
The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system regulates the flight-or-fight responses in response to perceived or actual dangerous situations.
The brain structures and their responses control functions such as emotions, behavior, motivation, sleep, appetite, olfaction, stress response. This is really interesting, because you may connect the dots and see that social emotional skills, executive functioning, inner drives, and sensory processing (including the sense of smell and interoception) are all connected!
https://www.theottoolbox.com/the-limbic-system-and-function/
