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Tuberomammillary nucleus TMN

<p>Nov 15, 2013 06:48 PM</p>

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subnucleus of posterior third of hypothalmus.

it consists largely of histaminergic neurons and is involved in

arousal, sleep and circadian rhythm.</p>

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possibly just several tens of thousans of these neurons in humans (per Helmut Haas)

but they project widely</p>

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to &nbsp;cortdx, thalmus, ba gang, gasal forebrain and hypothal.</p>

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