Descartes thought that the mind and body were joined in the pineal gland.
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Pineal
//ˈpɪnɪəl//
Synonyms for "pineal" (1 found)
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8 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- шишарковиден adj (in the shape of pine cone)
Esperanto
1 entries- pineala adj (pertaining to pineal gland)
Finnish
3 entries- käpyrauhas adj (pertaining to pineal gland)
- käpyrauhasen adj (pertaining to pineal gland)
- kävynmuotoinen adj (in the shape of pine cone)
Greek
2 entries- επιφυσικός adj (pertaining to pineal gland)
- κωνοειδής adj (in the shape of pine cone)
Spanish
1 entries- pineal adj (pertaining to pineal gland)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The pineal gland secretes melatonin.
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Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where the soul resides.
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