The Pineal Gland is a tiny pine-cone-shaped endocrine gland about the size of a grain of rice, tucked in a small groove where the two halves of the thalamus join. Aside from regulating sleep and wakefulness through melatonin production, the pineal gland, also known as the third Read more »
Scientists Research Altruistic Brain Areas
Altruism may be “hard wired” into the human brain, scientists have suggested. How inherently good humans are – or aren’t – has been an issue which has occupied philosophers for centuries. However, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have used Read more »