Hypothalamus
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At first detection of low water levels, sensory receptors in the brain's
hypothalamus
signal the release of antidiuretic hormone.
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The biological clock tells us when it's good to be up, when it's good to be asleep, and what that structure does is interact with a whole raft of other areas within the hypothalamus, the lateral hypothalamus, the ventrolateral preoptic nuclei.
The hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates body weight, there are more than a dozen chemical signals in the brain that tell your body to gain weight, more than another dozen that tell your body to lose it, and the system works like a thermostat, responding to signals from the body by adjusting hunger, activity and metabolism, to keep your weight stable as conditions change.
Immediately, your
hypothalamus
sends a signal to your pituitary, which sends a signal to your adrenal gland that says, "Release stress hormones!
The hypothalamus, the master controller of your hormones, releases something called corticotropin-releasing hormone.
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