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 ...

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

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a progressive degenerative motor neuron disease. PLS affects the nerve cells in the body that control voluntary movement of muscles, called motor neurons. Over time, ...

Whether excitatory and inhibitory neural populations in the medial preoptic area of hypothalamus (MPOA) respond differentially under different chronic stress conditions is not fully understood.

Synaptic plasticity is the biological process by which specific patterns of synaptic activity result in changes in synaptic strength and is thought to contribute to learning and memory. Both pre ...