Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the chronobiology subtree

Hypothalamic nucleus above the optic chiasm containing ~20,000 neurons; the master circadian pacemaker of mammals. Directly innervated by melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells (RHT) for photic entrainment; outputs synchronise…

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