According to some authors , this is a list of the Anterior Hypothalamic Nuclei: Vascular Organ of the Stria Terminalis VO Interstitial Nucleus of the StriaTerminalis it Preoptic Suprachiasmatic Nucleus PSCh Preoptic Periventricular Area PPA Medial Preoptic Area MnPA Medial Preoptic Nucleus MnPO Lateral Preoptic Area LPO Lateral preoptic Area LPO Dorsal Lateral Preoptic Area DLPO Ventral Lateral preoptic Area VLPO Suprachiasmatic Nucleus SCh Retrochiasmatic Area RCh Anterior Hypothalamic Area AHy Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus Pa Supraoptic Hypothalamic Nucleus SO Nucleus Circularis NC Lateral Hypothalamic Area LH Gemini Nuclei Gem Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus VMH Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus DM Dorsal Hypothalamic Area DA Dorsal Hypothalamic Nucleus DO Periventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus Pe Perifornical Hypothalamic Nucleus PeF A-12 Dopaminergic Nucleus A12DA A-13 Dopaminergic Nucleus A13DA A-14 Dopaminergic Nucleus A14DA A-15 Dopaminergic Nucleus A15DA A-16 Dopaminergic Nucleus A16DA Infundibular Stem InfS Median Eminence ME Neurohypophysis IPit Arcuate Nucleus Arc Ventral Tuberal Area VeTA Tuberal Magnocellular Nucleus TMC Posterior Hypothalamic Nucleus PH Septohypothalamic Nucleus SHy