where is the pineal body located
-a small structure found at the surface of the skull or deep within brain of vertebrates. -functions as either a light detector or as a light-regulated producer of hormonal substances. -in humans, the pineal gland is shaped somewhat like a pine cone, hence the name pineal. -in most species, the gland is located near the middle of the brain at the top of the third ventricle where it is in close communication with the cerebrospinal fluid. -the pineal gland is occasionally referred to as the third eye in occult religions.