Assertion: hypothalamus's role | /r/HasProperty | critical
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text: The hypothalamus consists of multiple distinct nuclei responsible for a host of functions through their secretion of neuroendocrine molecules—including sleep and arousal, fatigue, thermoregulation, hunger, and thirst—underscoring its critical role in the neural maintenance of energy balance ( Figure 1 ).
text: The experiments reported here were designed to test the hypothesis that the hypothalamus also plays a critical role in the processing and expression of fear responses to another natural danger—a dominant conspecific.