suprachiasmic nucleus

Light on retina signals optic-nerve retinohypothalamic tract, which signals hypothalamus nuclei {suprachiasmic nucleus} {suprachiasmatic nucleus} (SCN), which causes daytime pineal-gland melatonin-production reduction by inhibiting paraventricular nuclei.

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