They discovered that oxytocin (OXT) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus are activated when the ...

These project from the arcuate nucleus to other key hypothalamic nuclei, such as the paraventricular ... million are obese. The hypothalamus is the main area in the brain controlling appetite.

The paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) functions as a major node in the limbic system, connecting homeostatic forces of the hypothalamus with non-homeostatic ... to communicate with other ...

A new study reveals that mice instinctively display rescue-like behaviors toward anesthetized peers, offering powerful evidence that prosociality may be hardwired in mammals.

The primary finding was the astonishing cell type diversity in more evolutionarily ancient brain areas, specifically in the midbrain, hindbrain and hypothalamus. Indeed, more cell types were ...

Related Links: Jackson Laboratory / Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Center (MMRRC ... proopiomelanocortin is endogenously expressed in the pituitary gland and in the arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus.

Here authors report reduced Kcnh7 in PV+ and SST+ interneurons in the ACC is associate with social impairment in a Shank3-deficient mouse model ... 5-HT and paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus ...

The hypothalamus is the main area in the brain controlling appetite ... PYY = Peptide YY; PVN = Paraventricular nucleus; VMN = Ventromedial nucleus.