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

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

Ghrelin is, moreover, found, at very low levels, in the brain; 4 it has been found in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus, an important region for controlling appetite. In addition, a recent study ...

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 ...

The hypothalamus is the main area in the brain controlling appetite. The arcuate nucleus (ARC) in the hypothalamus and area postrema in the brainstem have direct access to circulating hormones ...

Within the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of the hypothalamus, leptin influences two key neuronal populations. One, the agouti-related protein (AGRP) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurons, stimulates hunger ...