Together, a sensation re-represented in the anterior insula and the related motivation hosted in the anterior cingulate cortex form a homeostatic emotion.
The homeostatic imbalance between anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory cytokines in aging is one factor that increasing the risk for neurodegenerative disease.
Despite their flattened shape, satellite glial cells contain all common organelles necessary to make cellular products and to maintain the homeostatic environment of the cell.
Sleep, alertness, and cognitive functioning are determined by the interaction of two processes: the endogenous circadian pacemaker and the homeostatic drive for sleep.
