pineal hormone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
By Plato the rational soul is placed in the brain, whilst Descartes relegates it to the minute portion of it called the pineal gland. From Wordnik.com. [Later Articles and Reviews] Reference
A gland in our brain called the pineal gland is our internal sensor of light. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Because it vaguely resembles a pinecone in shape it is called the pineal gland (pin'ee-ul). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
So he finally found out what it must be'the pineal. From Wordnik.com. [Gray Lensman]
Thank Spirit, as you send oxygen to you pineal gland. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing for Life] Reference
But turning to man, what is the function of the pineal?. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
His production of pineal tribrantine three was sporadic. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Still there was the sword of Damocles over his pineal gland. From Wordnik.com. [Wylder's Hand] Reference
The pineal secretes melatonin using the information received. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Eye: Part 1 of a Series] Reference
If I wish effectively to modify the structure of my pineal gland. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 21, 1917] Reference
The autonomic nervous system relays the information to the pineal. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Eye: Part 1 of a Series] Reference
Trephinating: frescoing their pineal glands with the cardinal brush. From Wordnik.com. [Another Roadside Attraction]
Getting the pineal treatment takes time, money and lucky scheduling. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Lensman]
For instance, if you look at the pineal, old people produce melatonin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2000] Reference
This is the pineal point and the pineal has a direct contact with the eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Human Eye: Part 5] Reference
Is there really a soul sitting aloof in the pineal gland, as Descartes held?. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898] Reference
Insures a proper blood supply to the pituitary and pineal gland of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [Tara Stiles: Top 10 Reasons To Go Upside Down (VIDEO)] Reference
"It's a dye made by bacteria, like the dye in your pineal gland, also in your eyes.". From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
Ancient Greeks believed the pineal gland to be our connection to the Realms of Thought. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing for Life] Reference
The center of control in the brain is the pineal gland, which the yogis call the Third Eye. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing for Life] Reference
There it is, to be reckoned with, like the coccyx, the pineal eye, and the vermiform appendix. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Utopia] Reference
The habit grew of denying it the very name "gland" and of speaking of it as the "pineal body,". From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
What do you get when over-calcified drinking water provokes a statewide shutdown of pineal glands?. From Wordnik.com. [Miles Klee: The Last Year in Which Air Will Be Available] Reference
Melatonin is an important hormone that is secreted by the pineal gland in the brain while we sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark Night: Secret To Breast Cancer Prevention?] Reference
After breathing in, and stimulating the pineal gland with your breath, you are ready to breathe out. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing for Life] Reference
The pituitary lies to the front of this extension and the pineal to the rear; see illustration, page 46. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
The first remarks about the pineal gland which Descartes published are to be found in his Dioptrics (1637). From Wordnik.com. [Descartes and the Pineal Gland] Reference
Melatonin is secreted by the pea-sized pineal gland in the center of our brains to regulate our sleep patterns. From Wordnik.com. [Marc Darrow: Sleep: The New Weapon Against Obesity] Reference
Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland that promotes sleep, made from the neurotransmitter serotonin. From Wordnik.com. [Brigitte Mars: 7 Tips To Sleep, Perchance To Dream] Reference
The discoverers of MSH, having succeeded in one direction. took to investigating the pineal anew in the late 1950's. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
The substance, clearly a hormone and therefore worthy of restoring the name "gland" to the pineal, was named melatanin. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
It is synthetic but it's basically you're trying to synthesize a hormone that is made by the pineal gland in your body. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2008] Reference
This observation is not true, however; under a microscope one finds the pineal gland is divided into two fine hemispheres. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing for Life] Reference
The pineal gland may be moved in three ways: (1) by “the force of the soul,” provided that there is a soul in the machine. From Wordnik.com. [Descartes and the Pineal Gland] Reference
A primitive reptile on some small islands in the New Zealand area exists even today with such a "pineal eye" almost functional. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Melatonin has been called the "dracula hormone," since it's released by the pineal gland during darkness and lulls people to sleep. From Wordnik.com. [Health Mailbox] Reference
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