Hypothalamic nuclei mnemonics
Lateral area: Stim the lat, get fat": Stimulating lateral increases hunger, inhibited by leptin
Ventromedial "Stim the ven, get thin with leptin: Stimulating ventromedial increases satiety, stim by leptin.
Anterior nucleus: A/C - Anterior Cooling pArasympathetic
PoSterior n - Shivering, Sympathetic (watch yo back - fight or flight)
supraoptic stim? SIADH (releases ADH)
Suprachiasmatic - circadian rhythm - you need sleep to be charismatic
DorsoMedial - stim → Damn Mean/Meaty (savage+ fat)
Paraventricular - Para Partuition + Parents - Oxytocin
Melatonin - MELlows your PINing for sex :( from PINeal gland, inhibits ant pit release of LH/FSH so suppresses libido in winter
PRE-optic - seeing someone PREtty gets your gonads going → reg release gonadotropic hormones (LH, FSH)
http://baronerocks.com/mnemonics/mnemonics-anatomy/223-barone-mnemonic-neuroanatomy