Anterior hypothalamic nucleus

The anterior hypothalamic nucleus is a nucleus of the hypothalamus.

Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus is 'AH', at center left, in blue.
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Identifiers
Latinnucleus anterior hypothalami
MeSHD007025
NeuroNames386
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1226
TA98A14.1.08.903
TA25719
FMA62319
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Its function is thermoregulation (cooling) of the body. Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hyperthermia.

The anterior hypothalamus plays a role in regulating sleep.[1]

The anterior hypothalamic region is sometimes grouped with the preoptic area.[2]

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