Your brain contains a small pine cone-shaped gland called the pineal gland. It’s about the size of a grain of rice. However, that size can vary in animals depending on their location. ‌This tiny gland ...

THE purpose of this review is to summarize the known functions of the pineal gland. Then, utilizing recent evidence linking the visual and limbic systems, a hypothesis will be advanced concerning ...

The pineal gland, a reddish-gray, pine cone-shaped part of the brain, is unremarkable at first glance: It’s about a third of an inch long and tucked deep in the brain, near the center and between both ...

Biologists have identified a gene controlling left-right asymmetry in the brain and sleep-wake cycles. When zebrafish lack a specific protein, the two hemispheres of the brain develop symmetrically, ...