- The
suprachiasmatic nucleus or
nuclei (SCN) is a
small region of the
brain in the hypothalamus,
situated directly above the
optic chiasm. It is responsible...
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axons exit the eyes
together with the
optic nerve and
project to the
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the
primary circadian pacemaker in mammals. They also...
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ganglion cells send
signals along the
retinohypothalamic tract to the
suprachiasmatic nuclei to
effect circadian adjustment and to the
pretectal area to...
- The
chiasmatic cistern or
suprasellar cistern is a
small subarachnoid cistern related to the
optic chiasm. The
cistern is
situated superior to the optic...
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timekeeping has
focused on the
mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus.
Schwartz demonstrated that the
suprachiasmatic nucleus is
rhythmic in vivo
using a 2-deoxyglucose...
- by light. The
primary circadian clock in
mammals is
located in the
suprachiasmatic nucleus (or nuclei) (SCN), a pair of
distinct groups of
cells located...
- many
tissues of
vertebrates including the gut, pancreas, cortex, and
suprachiasmatic nuclei of the
hypothalamus in the brain. VIP
stimulates contractility...
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nerve cells in the
retina detect light and send this
signal to the
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN),
synchronizing the SCN to the day-night cycle. Nerve...
- directly, monosynaptically, to the
suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) via the
optic nerve and the
optic chiasm. The
suprachiasmatic nuclei receive and
interpret information...
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behavioral neurology. He is
credited with
discovering the
function of the
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) as the
circadian clock, as well as,
describing its organization...
