THINKING AND FEELING INTEGRATOR INFOCEUTICAL: EI16 matches to the majority of the brain in a general way. The forebrain includes the cerebrum and cerebral cortex (involved in higher order reasoning and problem solving as well as the processing of sensory information and control of motor functions), the lateral and third ventricles, olfactory and optic nerves, as well as the diencephalon (which includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pineal gland).

EI16 also matches more directly to the thalamus and pineal gland. The thalamus receives nearly all sensory input (but not smell), and determines where to send the input for correct processing in the brain. This makes it critical to our senses. It also plays a role in regulating sleep and waking states, and supports us in movement and language.

The pineal gland produces melatonin, so it’s critical to our sleep wake cycles. It also influences sexual development. It is largely responsible for linking the nervous system to the endocrine system overall. More esoterically, some associate the pineal gland with the third eye and the sixth chakra and is seen as a connecting point between the physical and spiritual worlds. Others associate the third eye more broadly to the pineal, pituitary, and thalamus.

Finally, EI16 matches to the limbic system, which again includes many aspects of the brain, but it is especially known as the house of emotions. (It also influences behavior, motivation, long-term memory, and the sense of smell.) Of course from a bioenergetic standpoint, emotions are packets of energy and can be associated with many organs and information pathways; and those that are stuck form oscillating spheres that need to be resolved. But this needn’t minimize the limbic system’s role in processing and responding to these emotions.

Bioenergetically matches to:

• Forebrain

• Thalamus

• Pineal Gland

• Limbic System