Fluorescence microscopy image of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Fluorescence microscopy image of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

Caption

Green fluorescent protein-labelled neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the brain's central circadian clock. These neurons send projections to the preoptic area, forming a neural circuit that controls when mice enter torpor. 
  

 

Credit

Rahaman et al., 2026

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