Figure 39.16 The Hypothalamus Regulates Body Temperature
Original Paper: Heller, H. C., Colliver, G. W., and P. Anand. 1974. CNS regulation of body temperature in euthermic hibernators. American Journal of Physiology. 227:57
A mammal’s hypothalamus was subjected directly to temperature manipulation. The body’s responses to the manipulations were as expected if the hypothalamus is the mammalian “thermostat.”