What does modern research on the role of hypothalamic nuclei in hunger and satiety suggest?
What will be an ideal response?
Recent evidence suggests that certain distinct cell populations within the hypothalamus can influence hunger and satiety.
> i.e. certain neurons within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus have been shown to act as nutrient sensors that can influence feeding and satiety
> moreover, several distinct neuronal populations within the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus have been shown to either (1) control the metabolism of adipose tissue, (2) reduce feeding, or (3) increase feeding
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