Preoptic anterior hypothalamus

POAH is an acronym for preoptic anterior hypothalamus, the part of the brain that senses core body temperature and regulates it to about 36.8 °C (98.6 °F).

References

U.S. Patent 6,188,930 -- Method for Heating the Preoptic Anterior Hypothalamus

External links

• Stained brain slice images which include the "Hypothalamus" at the BrainMaps project
• The Hypothalamus and Pituitary at endotexts.org

See also

• Hypothalamus
• Preoptic area
• Thermoregulation