Smack bang in the middle of your brain sits a tiny structure called the pineal gland, which has puzzled neuroscientists and ...

The pineal gland — which regulates the cycles of sleep and waking — appears to have evolved as an indirect way to improve vision, by keeping toxic compounds away from the eye, according to a new ...

Zebrafish are known to detect color and brightness with the pineal gland, which is part of the brain. How they do so is now being elucidated. We see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes ...

Among the many COVID-19 conspiracy theories, I recently came across one that's got an interesting neuroscience twist. The theory is that infrared thermometers — widely used to screen people for fever ...

We see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes detect light waves corresponding to red, green, and blue, while dimness or brightness is detected by photoreceptor rods. Many non-mammalian ...

Meditation is an ideal way to spend time with yourself and center your energy. In times like these, staying in touch with your peace is a must. Luckily, there are many ways to explore this practice, ...

Nothing’s worse than lying awake late into the night, especially when you have to get up early. Once midnight comes and goes, that’s when you might look up sleep hacks on TikTok out of pure ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The pineal gland of birds contains one or more circadian oscillators that play a major role in overall temporal organization. We have ...