The findings suggest that the lateral habenula works together with parts of the hypothalamus to influence decisions based on individual risk preference. Understanding how the brain makes decisions ...

These project from the arcuate nucleus to other key hypothalamic nuclei, such as the paraventricular, dorsomedial, ventromedial and lateral hypothalamic nuclei. There are also projections to and ...

A team from EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital say that zapping the brain in an "unexpected" locale, the lateral hypothalamus, appears to have helped Jäger and one other patient with a spinal ...