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10 Facts About the Pineal Gland
However, at about one-third of an inch long in adults, the pineal gland is smaller than your average pinecone. Though located ...
At the center of this transformation lies the pineal gland—a small, pinecone-shaped structure in the brain long associated with intuition, consciousness, and what mystics call the “third eye.” ...
Tucked between the two hemispheres of the brain lies the pineal gland—an organ scarcely larger than a grain of rice, yet immensely influential in regulating physiological and psychological ...