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A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has reported that a group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in regulating body temperature in mammals.

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There is a strange moment many people know well. The fan is running, the room temperature has not changed much, yet the body suddenly feels warmer after sunset. Some wake up sweaty at 2 am. Others ...

In hot environments, EP3 neurons in the preoptic area continually send inhibitory signals with GABA to suppress sympathetic outflows to defend body temperature from ambient heat. In cold environments ...