pineal

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ADJ.

alone, joined

VERB + PINEAL

concluded, pairs

PINEAL + NOUN

gland, melatonin, secretes, th

PREP.

in

Definitions

adj

1

In the shape of a pine cone.

2

Pertaining to the pineal gland.

noun

1

The pineal gland.

Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where the soul resides.

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Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where th

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Descartes thought that the mind and body were joined in the pineal gland.

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The pineal gland secretes melatonin.

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