<span>Preoptic area (POA) is the region of anterior hypothalamus (AH), so it is referred as POA/AH. POA/AH is the </span><span>hypothalamic brain area critical for temperature regulation.</span> The evidence that support the fact that <span>the preoptic area controls our body temperature</span><span> is that the direct
cooling or heating of the POA/AH leads to shivering or sweating.</span>