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

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

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 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.

Love happens in the brain, where hormonal releases and brain chemicals like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are released.

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 ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. By analogy, one could argue that CLK2 may be expressed in the hypothalamus and may have a role controlling energy homeostasis through ...