The hypothalamus is a portion of the brain that contains a number of ... for example, consists of the preoptic, paraventricular ... Within the hypothalamus lies the suprachiasmatic nucleus ...

Mice are prey animals, and while they must be able to move around looking for food, it is just as important that they can get ...

Limbic system and sexual behavior. Male sexual behavior is predominantly controlled by the medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus. Gonadal hormones facilitate the release of dopamine in the ...

BACKGROUND: Calcineurin activity in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) constitutively suppresses sympathetic output by tonically inhibiting glutamate NMDARs (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors ...

Previous studies demonstrated the posterior hypothalamic area to be critical for synchronizing the theta rhythm, 54 which could enhance cognitive performance. 55 Moreover, this region harbors the ...

One target appears to be the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. This region helps the body cope with threats. It releases certain hormones and signals when we feel under pressure. Once the ...

Astrocytes in paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVN) promote the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia (VA) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the mechanism is unclear. The ...

As Vanden Brink et al. showed, hypothalamic TGR5 receptor activation accelerated puberty in normal female rats through kisspeptin receptor-dependent GnRH secretion (Vanden Brink et al., 2024). This ...

Objective Although not typical of Parkinson’s disease (PD), caudate dopaminergic dysfunction can occur in early stages of the disease. However, its frequency and longitudinal implications in large ...