| Parts of the thalamus, and the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex that are important in controlling mood, also connect to the hypothalamus. |
| These regions are centred in the cerebellum, hippocampus, hypothalamus and basal ganglia. |
| Normally the hypothalamus coordinates the activity of the pituitary gland through the secretion of peptides and amines. |
| Fever is the body's response to an infection or inflammation, and is triggered by special pyrogenic hormones from the hypothalamus. |
| The dura also forms a diaphragm above the pituitary gland, through which passes the pituitary stalk, joining the gland to the hypothalamus. |
| One theory is that light stimulates a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, which controls mood, appetite, and sleep. |
