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
  • 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

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