The hypothalamus is a tiny part of the brain that controls sleep. It acts like a clock, telling us when to sleep and wake. Tap to read in detail.

Our brain’s hypothalamus has a “master clock ... This master clock turns on a tiny structure in our brains, called the pineal gland, to release more of a sleep-inducing chemical called ...

Harris theorised that the pea-sized pituitary gland, which produces key hormones in the body, was itself controlled by other hormones or “releasing factors” made in the brain’s hypothalamus.

A recent study published in The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine has found that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have significantly smaller pineal glands compared to ...