hypothalami

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  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of hypothalamus.
  hypothalamus

  noun

  a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.

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Perhaps implantable electrodes in our hypothalami, or brain wave sniffing personal delivery drones that sense when, and for exactly what, we are hungry.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022

The new study is the second to find some sort of difference between the hypothalami of gay and straight men.

From Time Magazine Archive

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