How to Use hypothalamus in a Sentence

hypothalamus

noun
  • Some of us have to be the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, the bile duct.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • In the recent work, researchers have mapped the cell subtypes in the hypothalamus based on.
    — Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Alcohol mashed a button in my hypothalamus that made my adrenals light up.
    — Elissa Washuta, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 July 2021
  • Sweat isn't triggered by heart rate or movement, but by receptors in the hypothalamus area of the brain.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2016
  • Your body’s master clock sits in the hypothalamus and is set almost entirely by light.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • In the longer term, the hypothalamus takes cues from an appetite-suppressant called leptin.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Though important, the hypothalamus is small and hard to assess just by looking at brain scan images.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Experts believe that the hypothalamus might also come into play with how heat affects us.
    — Carla Delgado, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2021
  • When your body is experiencing a hot flash, the hypothalamus misfires and the body heats up abruptly.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The hypothalamus functions a bit like a dispatch center, and its job is to push communication out to the rest of the body.
    — Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The glands are controlled by the hypothalamus, the part of the brain responsible for instinct and emotion.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The hypothalamus helps with all those challenges in animals.
    — Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Higher levels of stress are found in the hypothalamus; lower stress are found in the dorsal lateral frontal cortex.
    — Fox News, 29 May 2020
  • This biological clock is located in an area of the brain called the hypothalamus.
    — Horacio De La Iglesia, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2022
  • This small part of the hypothalamus is rife with neurons that secrete a hormone called VIP.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2012
  • The chaos starts in the brain, where the flood of new hormones alerts the hormone managers, the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, that the body has too much testosterone.
    — William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The hypothalamus responds by widening blood vessels near the skin's surface and activating sweat glands to cool the body.
    — Joy Emeh, Health, 18 July 2024
  • Oxytocin is a hormone produced in the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland.
    — Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Cluster headaches are rarer but more severe and are linked to changes in a brain structure called the hypothalamus and tend to occur in predictable patterns.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Studies have shown that injecting young stem cells into the hypothalamus can have life-extending effects in mice.
    — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Oxytocin is a hormone produced in the hypothalamus region at the base of the brain and secreted by the pituitary gland.
    — Sarah Graham, refinery29.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Researchers have known since the 1950s that a pea-sized structure in the brain's hypothalamus controls thirst.
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Then, the hypothalamus sends signals, notifying the blood vessels in the skin.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
  • How Hunger Works The hypothalamus—a part of your brain—plays a key role in controlling hunger and satiety.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Oct. 2025
  • And also the hypothalamus is like a tiny old structure that is involved with the hormonal shifts during these periods.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Our appetite is regulated by the hypothalamus in the brain, and in healthy people, it can be influenced by many factors.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Lin focused on a primitive part of the brain called the hypothalamus that keeps our basic bodily functions ticking over.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
  • Daily circadian rhythm is controlled by a collection of neurons in an area of the brain called the hypothalamus.
    — Mark Lieber, CNN, 15 May 2018
  • The hypothalamus, though, is just one stop in a circuit that channels the internal signals that switch on these social behaviors.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Bromage believes its source is the same part of the brain that’s already known to generate the circadian rhythm, the hypothalamus.
    — Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2016

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