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Title: What area of the hypothalamus is considered as the biological clock?
Post by: kveras446 on Oct 26, 2017


What area of the hypothalamus is considered as the biological clock?


Title: Re: What area of the hypothalamus is considered as the biological clock?
Post by: cloveb on Oct 26, 2017
The biological clock  is located in two tiny structures called the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCNs), located in the left and the right hypothalamus and bordering on the third ventricle. An area of the brain just above where the optic nerves from the eyes cross.