A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact location and analyze their neighboring cells. The cell atlas, called Hypomap ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus -- which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more -- includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less ...

Estrogens are best known as hormones that regulate sexual development in women, although men produce them as well. Now, a new ...

The hypothalamus consists of several nuclei that integrate peripheral signals, such as adiposity and caloric intake, to regulate important pathways within the CNS controlling food intake.

See, researchers have discovered that the annoying cravings we often get for sweets—even when we’re full already—are a response of our body’s neurological systems. In fact, the same neurons in our ...

Professor Yeo says if the neuronal sensors and brain pathways involved in appetite regulation are better understood, it may ...

Overall, the findings gathered by the researchers suggest that the risk preference of mice during reward-based decision-making tasks is supported by functionally different hypothalamus–habenula ...

In mice, the neurons that dictate the feeling of being full are also the ones that cause sugar cravings, potentially ...

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 ...