Computational models link cellular mechanisms of neuromodulation to large-scale neural dynamics

JM Shine, EJ Müller, B Munn, J Cabral, RJ Moran… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Decades of neurobiological research have disclosed the diverse manners in which the
response properties of neurons are dynamically modulated to support adaptive cognitive …

Revisiting the role of neurotransmitters in epilepsy: An updated review

E Akyuz, AK Polat, E Eroglu, I Kullu, E Angelopoulou… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a neurologicaldisorder characterized by persistent predisposition to recurrent
seizurescaused by abnormal neuronal activity in the brain. Epileptic seizures maydevelop …

Fast-specific fluorescent probes to visualize norepinephrine signaling pathways and its flux in the epileptic mice brain

H Yan, Y Wang, F Huo, C Yin - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Norepinephrine (NE) is synthesized in the locus coeruleus and widely projected throughout
the brain and spinal cord. It regulates various actions and consciousness linked to a variety …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainty and stress: Why it causes diseases and how it is mastered by the brain

A Peters, BS McEwen, K Friston - Progress in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
The term 'stress'–coined in 1936–has many definitions, but until now has lacked a
theoretical foundation. Here we present an information-theoretic approach–based on the …

Using neuroscience to help understand fear and anxiety: a two-system framework

JE LeDoux, DS Pine - American journal of psychiatry, 2016 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Tremendous progress has been made in basic neuroscience in recent decades. One area
that has been especially successful is research on how the brain detects and responds to …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond eye gaze: What else can eyetracking reveal about cognition and cognitive development?

MK Eckstein, B Guerra-Carrillo, ATM Singley… - Developmental cognitive …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review provides an introduction to two eyetracking measures that can be used to study
cognitive development and plasticity: pupil dilation and spontaneous blink rate. We begin by …

School readiness and self-regulation: A developmental psychobiological approach

C Blair, CC Raver - Annual review of psychology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Research on the development of self-regulation in young children provides a unifying
framework for the study of school readiness. Self-regulation abilities allow for engagement in …

Norepinephrine ignites local hotspots of neuronal excitation: How arousal amplifies selectivity in perception and memory

M Mather, D Clewett, M Sakaki… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Emotional arousal enhances perception and memory of high-priority information but impairs
processing of other information. Here, we propose that, under arousal, local glutamate levels …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid reconfiguration of the functional connectome after chemogenetic locus coeruleus activation

V Zerbi, A Floriou-Servou, M Markicevic, Y Vermeiren… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
The locus coeruleus (LC) supplies norepinephrine (NE) to the entire forebrain and regulates
many fundamental brain functions. Studies in humans have suggested that strong LC …

The locus coeruleus: essential for maintaining cognitive function and the aging brain

M Mather, CW Harley - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2016 - cell.com
Research on cognitive aging has focused on how decline in various cortical and
hippocampal regions influence cognition. However, brainstem regions play essential …