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

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

You lean back from the dinner table, feeling like you physically couldn’t fit another bite in – but then someone offers pie ...

Their findings, published in Cell, describe a subset of neurons in the hypothalamus that fire when a mouse fights or watches other mice fight, indicating the existence of mirror neurons, cells that ...

Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking. I n neurobiologist Daria ...

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 ...

Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep ...

A team from Keio University and others said that loneliness without social connections contributes to the development of ...

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.