A number of neuropeptides have been located within this structure, including neuropeptide Y, vasopressin, and somatostatin.
A number of neuropeptides have been located within this structure, including neuropeptide Y, vasopressin, and somatostatin. Environmental light sensory input to it enters from the eyes via the retinohypothalamic tract. It consists of paired clusters of several thousand neurons located above where the optic nerves cross in the hypothalamus. FTP, name this region of the mammalian brain that controls the body's circadian rhythms.
A number of neuropeptides have been located within this structure, including neuropeptide Y, vasopressin, and somatostatin.
{suprachiasmatic nucleus} or {SCN}