CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is a bilateral structure located in the anterior part of the hypothalamus. It is the central pacemaker of the circadian timing system and regulates most circadian rhythms in the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The suprachiasmatic nucleus or nuclei (SCN) is a tiny region of the brain in the hypothalamus, situated directly above the optic chiasm. It is responsible for controlling circadian rhythms. The neuronal and hormonal activities it generates regulate many different body functions in a 24-hour cycle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tiny suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus plays a central role in the daily programming of organismic functions by regulating day-to-day oscillations of the internal milieu and synchronizing them to the changing cycles of day and night and of body state.

Detailed explanation-4: -In vertebrate animals, including humans, the master clock is a group of about 20, 000 nerve cells (neurons) that form a structure called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, or SCN. The SCN is in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus and receives direct input from the eyes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The pineal gland is connected to the central rhythm generator in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus via a multi-synaptic pathway (Figure 3) (Kalsbeek et al., 2006).