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The role of norepinephrine in arousal and attention: a human and rat study

Background The locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NE) system is known to play an integral role in attention and arousal. The LC fires both tonically and phasically. We propose that tonic firing of the LC-NE system needs to be maintained in a critical range for phasic activity of the LCNE system t...

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Main Author: Howells, Fleur Margaret
Other Authors: Russell, Vivienne
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Human Biology 2024
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