English to Italian Medical Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) funzioni dell'amigdala

Care colleghe, cari colleghi, non sono sicura del termine più preciso per tradurre “drive” nella frase “The amygdala network drives our physiological responses to the environment”, tratta da un testo che parla dei sistemi esecutivi. Non so se intenda “drive" nel senso di "regolare" oppure di "attivare".... La frase è in fondo al brano riportato di seguito...
Grazie mille per l’aiuto!

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While we are at the early stages of developing a neurodynamic model of executive functioning, I would like to share the model I use with my psychotherapy and executive coaching clients. (...) My proposal is that at least three interacting executive systems exist in neurodynamic balance. Further, all three networks are in executive control of different aspects of functioning and need to connect, integrate, and work together to allow optimal executive functioning.
The first executive system is centered in the more primitive areas of the brain, including the amygdala and regions of the brainstem. This amygdala network, which we share with reptiles and other mammals, is responsible for our moment-to-moment survival reactions and *** drives our physiological responses to the environment. ***