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The beginning sentence of paragraph 3 is currently ... "Circadian oscillations occur even in the cells of isolated organs, and it is believed that the master pacemaker in the mammalian brain, the SCN, entrains the periphery." It is not clear what is meant by ... "entrains the periphery." No followup explanation occurs and, at least for lay persons, one is needed. Please clarify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.125.80.108 (talk) 16:54, 29 May 2015 (UTC)Reply
The commonly used comparison about the SCN is "like the conductor of an orchestra". I'll change "entrains" (which I believe is not the right word at all) to "coordinates". The unpleasantness of jet lag is a result of these uncoordinated peripheral clocks. Does this help? --Hordaland (talk) 21:18, 30 May 2015 (UTC)Reply
