In those affected by depressive disorder, some regions of the hypothalamus are larger (red) compared to their healthy counterparts, where some are even smaller (yellow). Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

Your hypothalamus controls your hormone system, which is important to keep your body in balance. (Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) It's about the size of an almond and sits ...

The hypothalamus is made of 3 regions that perform vital functions like hormone release, appetite control, and body temperature regulation. You can keep your hypothalamus healthy with diet ...

These cues did not come out of thin air—they are the work of an almond-sized region in the brain called the hypothalamus ... This isn’t the only new tool that these scientists employed.