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habenula

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habenula [hə′ben·yə·lə]
(anatomy)
Stalk of the pineal body.
A ribbonlike structure.


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There's lots of new research showing that an overactive habenula has behavioral effects," says neuropharmacologist Martine Mirrione of Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.
In experiments on hamsters, the antibody revealed thin nerve connections running from pineal cells to the regions called the posterior commissure and the habenula.
 
 
 
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