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What are the 2 structures that are located within the diencephanon

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Two structures located in the diencephalon are hypothalamus and epithalamus

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The diencephalon of the human brain has four main structures which are the hypothalamus, the thalamus, the epithalamus and the subthalamus. Thalamus structure is at the center of the brain which relays sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex. The hypothalamus regulates the temperature of the body while the epithalamus maintains the circadian rhythms.


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