A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...

The hypothalamus is the main area in the brain controlling appetite. The arcuate nucleus (ARC) in the hypothalamus and area postrema in the brainstem have direct access to circulating hormones ...

The hypothalamus in the brain contains the temperature monitoring centre for the body. The hypothalamus receives nerve impulses from structures in the skin called thermoreceptors, which give ...

The hypocretins (orexins), Hcrt1 and Hcrt2, are expressed only in a few thousand neurons in the dorsolateral hypothalamus. These secreted peptides are found in both rat and human brain ...

These cells project to multiple areas of the brain, but projections are most densely found within the hypothalamus, which is ...

This process is controlled by the thermoregulatory centre, which is contained in the hypothalamus in the brain, and it contains receptors sensitive to the temperature of the blood. The skin also ...