The Circuits That Help You Keep Your Cool
Researchers reveal how connections from around the mammalian brain stimulate two key cell types in the locus coeruleus to moderate arousal in two different ways. ... Read More...
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Brain Structure Linked with Sex Based Differences in Anxiety Behavior: Mouse Study
A new mouse study reveals females have a three fold higher abundance of EP3, in addition to elevated levels of genes associated with major depressive disorder in the locus coeruleus. ... Read More...
Meditation and Breathing Exercises Can Sharpen Your Mind
Trinity College Dublin researchers report controlled breathing, a key element of meditation, directly affects noradrenaline levels in the brain. The study suggests controlled breathing can enhance attention and improve overall brain health.... Read More...
Why People Become More Prone to Distraction With Age
A new study reports the locus coerleus, a brain network that controls our ability to focus while under stress, appears to weaken as we age. This may explain why we find it more difficult to focus as we get older.... Read More...
Tiny Brain Region Responsible for Strengthening Important Memories Under Stress
Researchers implicate the locus coeruleus in storing memories of stressful events.... Read More...
How the Brain Selectively Remembers New Places
MIT researchers have identified a brain network that allows the brain to record memories of new places.... Read More...
Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of Noradrenaline
RIKEN researchers report neurons in the locus coeruleus play a key role in emotional and flexible learning.... Read More...
How Slow Breathing Induces Tranquility
Researchers have identified a group of neurons that relay information from the brain's respiratory system to an areas of the brain associated with generating arousal.... Read More...
How New Experiences Boost Memory Formation
Researchers describe the biological mechanism that drives flashbulb memories.... Read More...
Researchers Identify Method For Creating Long Lasting Memories
Findings have implications for learning methods and memory consolidation.... Read More...
‘Ground Zero’ Brain Region for Alzheimer’s Highlighted
A new study reports the locus coeruleus, an area of the brain essential for maintaining cognitive function, is vulnerable to toxins and infections. This brain area appears to be the first place affected by late onset Alzheimer's.... Read More...
Noradrenaline Linked to Vulnerability to Depression
A new study reveals a link between a vulnerability to depression and noradrenergic neurons.... Read More...