Lust, driven by the desire for sexual gratification, is primarily motivated by the production of sex hormones testosterone and estrogen thanks to the brain's hypothalamus. Attraction, although closely related, is something different; it hinges on the brain's reward system and is the reason why ne...
The suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) in the hypothalamus control the sleep cycle of humans. It keeps people synchronized to 24-hour cycles. Humans are regular, which means they naturally sleep when dark and awaken when it is light. Common Causes of a Disturbed Sleep Cycle With age, a person’...
Here’s what happens: When morning light hits our eyes, it activates a certain protein, which, in turn, sends a signal to the brain’s hypothalamus that it’s time to get going. The brain releases hormones throughout the body that wake up all the systems. Body temperature rises, blood ...
You can thank the part of your brain called the hypothalamus for maintaining these levels, which are part of yourcircadian rhythm. This rhythm regulates your sleep-wake cycle and repeats approximately every 24 hours. This is also called your body clock. The part of your brain called the hypoth...
This improves hormonal feedback loop in the hypothalamus which helps decrease cortisol levels in the blood. I have tried several brands with mixed results. Some didn't do anything, while others provoked obvious mental reaction, in a good way. However, I noticed this only after increasing my ...
Lust, driven by the desire for sexual gratification, is primarily motivated by the production of sex hormones testosterone and estrogen thanks to the brain's hypothalamus. Attraction, although closely related, is something different; it hinges on the brain's reward system and is the reason why ne...
By counteracting the effects of neuropeptide Y, a potent feeding stimulant secreted by the hypothalamus and certain gut cells By counteracting the effects of anandamide, another feeding stimulant By promoting the production of a-MSH, an appetite suppressantIt...
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Opening up the relationship between the thalamus and the hypothalamus in the brain allows us to operate as creator rather than reactor rather than responder, but actually generative of our entire world and the experience that we are having in it. ...
A few years ago, Lowell—a Harvard University neuroscientist—and a postdoc, Mike Krashes, figured out how to turn up the volume on the drive for food as high as it can go. They did it by stimulating a bundle of neurons in the hypothalamus, an area of the brain thought to play...