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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Linked via "light input"
Photic Entrainment and Input Pathways
The SCN maintains temporal alignment with the external geophysical cycle primarily through light input. The primary conduit for this information is the retinohypothalamic tract (RHT), composed of specialized retinal ganglion cells that utilize the photopigment melanopsin.
These RHT projections terminate predominantly in the ventral portion of the [SCN](/entriā¦