How to Use pineal gland in a Sentence

pineal gland

noun

• The pineal gland is a pea-sized body located deep in the brain.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2020
• Melatonin is a hormone that is produced by the pineal gland in the brain.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• This portion of the brain instructs the pineal gland to secrete melatonin.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2019
• The pineal gland emits melatonin in response to darkness.
  — Lisa Alexia, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Aug. 2017
• Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland, which is located in the middle of the brain.
  — Larry Carroll, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• The pineal gland is located in the brain’s center region.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2022
• Melatonin is a brain chemical that is released by the pineal gland.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
• Your body does normally produce melatonin, thanks in big part to your pineal gland.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 7 June 2022
• It is produced in the pea-size pineal gland, which is nestled in the middle of your brain and syncs melatonin production with the rising and setting of the sun.
  — Anna Goldfarb, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020
• Because of his cancer, Steve has the uncalcified pineal gland of a teenager rather than an adult.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2020
• Deep within the brain lies a pea-sized gland called the pineal gland, which primarily produces the hormone melatonin.
  — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2020
• The hormone is secreted throughout the night by the pineal gland in the center of the brain, inducing and maintaining drowsiness.
  — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2017
• Even when our eyes are closed, light can get through our eyelids’ thin skin, and reach the retina, which signals the pineal gland to stop making melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep.
  — Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Even when our eyes are closed, light can get through our eyelids' thin skin, and reach the retina, which signals the pineal gland to stop making melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep.
  — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland, located deep within the brain, and released into the bloodstream.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2021
• These devices emit blue light, Dr. Alpert explains, which can interfere with the release of melatonin, a hormone produced in the brain's pineal gland that helps with sleep onset.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• Melatonin is a hormone naturally produced by the brain’s pineal gland.
  — Serena Coady, SELF, 3 Feb. 2022
• Instead, melatonin is a hormone that is made by the pineal gland, located deep within the brain, and released into the bloodstream to regulate the body’s sleep cycles.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
• Melatonin, a hormone primarily secreted at night by the pineal gland, is a major driver of such changes.
  — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 13 Mar. 2020
• In reality, melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland, located deep within the brain, and released into the bloodstream to regulate the body's sleep cycles.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
• Melatonin is naturally released from the pineal gland, located in the middle of the brain and helps regulate the circadian rhythm, or the body’s internal clock.
  — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2022
• Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone produced by the pineal gland that helps regulate the sleep-wake system.
  — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
• Taking a melatonin supplement before bed will not affect the pineal gland’s natural secretion of it.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2021
• The episode’s title comes from the antiviral treatment, which is created by combining hybrid bone-marrow stem cells with secretions from the pineal gland of a living hybrid.
  — Oliver Sava, Vulture, 5 June 2021
• That turns out to be significant, since synchronic messes with the pineal gland—hence its unusual effects with regard to how users experience time.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2020
• Infrared thermometers, which are held near the forehead to scan body temperature without direct contact, point an infrared light directly at the brain's pineal gland, exposing it to harmful radiation.
  — Beatrice Dupuy, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
• Certain authorities maintain that fluoride can negatively affect the pineal gland.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024