Third Eye In Embryology (Article)

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Vitaly Pravdivtsev believes that the third eye is an organ that really exists. One can come across this rudimentary organ on rare occasions in present-day life. The phenomenon of an American teacher, who was covering her third eye with hair on the back of the head, was exposed to the world several years ago. The teacher said that children used to call her a Cyclops, when she was a little girl. The woman acknowledged, however, that the third eye was highly useful in so many ways.

The fact of the third eye's existence can be found in modern embryology too. This organ as well as its photoreceptors, lens and nerve cells develops with a two-month-old human fetus. However, the eye disappears as the fetus continues growing. It leaves the epiphysis – a pea-sized pineal gland in front of the cerebellum. Specialists pay attention to the remarkable mobility of the epiphysis and its ability to turn like an eye. Furthermore, medics point out the direct similarity of the gland and the eyeball: it also has a lens and color receptors. Biologists say that the epiphysis has lessened in size during thousands of years of inaction, although it used to be the size of a large cherry.

Full Article: http://english.pravda.ru/russia/history/30-05-2005/8331-thirdeye-0