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32 CORTISOL: THE WAKE HORMONE Once exposed to the first light each day, the ‘clock’ in the SCN begins performing functions like raising body temperature and releasing stimulating hormones such as cortisol, made by your adrenal glands, which also encourage the uptake of the ‘feel-good’ hormone serotonin. e SCN delays the release of other hormones such as melatonin (which is associated with sleep onset) until many hours later when darkness arrives.