ALPHABETICAL BRAIN VOCABULARY Flash Card #36 - Details WHAT IS YOUR "HYPOTHALAMUS" AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? Your HYPOTHALAMUS is the "dual-lobed" mechanism in the middle-front of your LIMBIC SYSTEM, which impacts your appetite by controlling your hunger, and also your thirst, sleep, and body temperature. The two clumps of NEURONS are called the "lateral nuclei" (side of your hypothalamus) and the "ventromedial nuclei" (lower surface your hypothalamus) Return to #36: HYPOTHALAMUS or BRAIN FACTS MATRIX