Circadian rhythms are maintained with the help of circadian clocks, the main circadian clock in mammals is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The SCN is located in the anterior region of the ...

Johanna Meijer at Leiden University in the Netherlands and her colleagues have been studying the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which sits in the hypothalamus and is thought to play a role in regulating ...

It's only the size of a mustard seed, but the suprachiasmatic nucleus, or SCN, regulates when you eat, when you sleep, when you feel thirsty, along with a litany of functions related to social and ...

The suprachiasmatic nucleus is a brain region that functions as the central circadian clock in mammals and includes neurons that use GABA as a neurotransmitter. However, the role of GABA-mediated ...

At the center of your brain, a clump of nerves—called the suprachiasmatic nucleus—oversees your body’s clock: the circadian rhythm. It determines when you feel sleepy and when you feel ...

It is an area called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (or SCN), situated right above the point in the brain where the optic nerve fibers cross. This location enables the SCN to receive the cues it ...

Melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland in the brain. Its production is controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (try saying that three times fast!), which is the body’s master clock.

Only discovered a few years ago, it detects light without vision and communicates directly to a part of the brain (the suprachiasmatic nucleus) that helps control circadian rhythms.” ...