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·May 10, 2018·6 min read

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.

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·May 7, 2018·6 min read

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.

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·February 14, 2018·5 min read

Tiny Brain Region Responsible for Strengthening Important Memories Under Stress

Researchers implicate the locus coeruleus in storing memories of stressful events.

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·December 27, 2017·5 min read

How the Brain Selectively Remembers New Places

MIT researchers have identified a brain network that allows the brain to record memories of new places.

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·September 18, 2017·4 min read

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.

Image shows a diagram of the pathway that connects the brain's breathing and arousal centers.

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·March 31, 2017·6 min read

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.

Image shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

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·September 8, 2016·3 min read

How New Experiences Boost Memory Formation

Researchers describe the biological mechanism that drives flashbulb memories.

Image shows the location of the lc in the human brain.

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·September 7, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Identify Method For Creating Long Lasting Memories

Findings have implications for learning methods and memory consolidation.

Illustration showing a cut away of the brain with the locus coeruleus highlighted in blue.

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·February 16, 2016·3 min read

‘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.