Tuberomammillary nucleus

Tuberomammillary nucleus
Tuberomammillary nucleus of the mouse brain
Details
Part ofHypothalamus
Identifiers
Latinnucleus tuberomamillaris
Acronym(s)TMN
NeuroNames427
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1271
TA98A14.1.08.932
TA25734
FMA62335
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The tuberomammillary nucleus (TMN) is a histaminergic nucleus located within the posterior third of the hypothalamus. It is part of the tuber cinereum. It largely consists of histaminergic neurons (i.e. histamine-releasing neurons). It is involved with the control of arousal, learning, memory, sleep and energy balance.