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Synergistic tonic and phasic activity of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) arousal system i...

Synergistic tonic and phasic activity of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) arousal system i...

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Synergistic tonic and phasic activity of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) arousal system is required for optimal attentional performance

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Synergistic tonic and phasic activity of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) arousal system is required for optimal attentional performance

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Boston: Springer US

Journal title

Metabolic brain disease, 2012-09, Vol.27 (3), p.267-274

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English

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Boston: Springer US

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A certain level of arousal is required for an individual to perform optimally, and the locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) system plays a central role in optimizing arousal. Tonic firing of LC-NE neurons needs to be held within a narrow range of 1–3 Hz to facilitate phasic firing of the LC-NE neurons; these two modes of activity act synergistica...

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Synergistic tonic and phasic activity of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) arousal system is required for optimal attentional performance

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1069196971

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1069196971

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0885-7490

E-ISSN

1573-7365

DOI

10.1007/s11011-012-9287-9

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