These project from the arcuate nucleus to other key hypothalamic nuclei, such as the paraventricular, dorsomedial, ventromedial and lateral hypothalamic nuclei. There are also projections to and ...

See, researchers have discovered that the annoying cravings we often get for sweets—even when we’re full already—are a ...

Figure 3. Schematic summary of the higher-order projections to Onuf’s nucleus. Onuf’s nucleus (ON) receives direct projections from the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (Pa; in blue). The ...

Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling influences complex social behaviors in diverse species, including social monogamy in prairie voles. How Oxtr regulates specific components of social attachment ...

1999; Elmquist et al., 1999) located in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus and the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R)-expressing neurons located in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. While the ...

Specific hypothalamic nuclei, including the dorsomedial nucleus (DMN), paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and ventromedial nucleus (VMN), serve as control centers for appetite. In animals, lateral ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and ...

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

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus — which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and ...

Palatin Technologies has completed its Phase II study, BMT-801, evaluating the joint administration of melanocortin 4 ...

Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.