The preoptic area is a region of the hypothalamus. MeSH classifies it as part of the anterior hypothalamus. TA lists four nuclei in this region, (medial...

The ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO), also known as the intermediate nucleus of the preoptic area (IPA), is a small cluster of neurons situated in...

ovoid, densely packed cluster of large cells located in the medial preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus which is believed to be related to sexual...

The median preoptic nucleus is located dorsal to the other three nuclei of the preoptic area of the anterior hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is located...

Lateral area Parts of preoptic area Lateral preoptic nucleus Anterior part of Lateral nucleus Part of supraoptic nucleus Other nuclei of preoptic area Median...

neuroanatomy: most notable is the sexually dimorphic nucleus within the preoptic area, in which the differences are subtle changes in the connectivity and...

hypothalamic area, and parvocellular reticular nucleus. Also, the nucleus raphe pallidus receives afferents from the medial preoptic area, median preoptic nucleus...

adjacent to the septum') is a region in the basal forebrain rostral to the preoptic area of the hypothalamus. The nucleus accumbens and the olfactory tubercle...

Preoptic nucleus can refer to: Median preoptic nucleus Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus Preoptic area This disambiguation...

also arousal pathways that descend. One example is the ventrolateral preoptic area, which release GABA reuptake inhibitors, which interrupt wakefulness...