The locus coeruleus: essential for maintaining cognitive function and the aging brain
Research on cognitive aging has focused on how decline in various cortical and
hippocampal regions influence cognition. However, brainstem regions play essential …
hippocampal regions influence cognition. However, brainstem regions play essential …
Echoes of emotions past: How neuromodulators determine what we recollect
We tend to re-live emotional experiences more richly in memory than more mundane
experiences. According to one recent neurocognitive model of emotional memory, negative …
experiences. According to one recent neurocognitive model of emotional memory, negative …
Norepinephrine ignites local hotspots of neuronal excitation: How arousal amplifies selectivity in perception and memory
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 …
processing of other information. Here, we propose that, under arousal, local glutamate levels …
[HTML][HTML] Isometric exercise facilitates attention to salient events in women via the noradrenergic system
The locus coeruleus (LC) regulates attention via the release of norepinephrine (NE), with
levels of tonic LC activity constraining the intensity of phasic LC responses. In the current …
levels of tonic LC activity constraining the intensity of phasic LC responses. In the current …
Facial emotion recognition and emotional memory from the ovarian-hormone perspective: A systematic review
D Gamsakhurdashvili, MI Antov… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background We review original papers on ovarian-hormone status in two areas of emotional
processing: facial emotion recognition and emotional memory. Ovarian-hormone status is …
processing: facial emotion recognition and emotional memory. Ovarian-hormone status is …
Sex-hormone status and emotional processing in healthy women
D Gamsakhurdashvili, MI Antov, U Stockhorst - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluctuations of sex hormones across the menstrual cycle allow investigating the role of 17-β
estradiol and progesterone in emotional processing. We examined emotional memory …
estradiol and progesterone in emotional processing. We examined emotional memory …
Cortisol administration after extinction in a fear-conditioning paradigm with traumatic film clips prevents return of fear
AH Brueckner, J Lass-Hennemann, FH Wilhelm… - Translational …, 2019 - nature.com
Cortisol is a stress hormone and potent modulator of learning and memory processes. If
administered after learning, cortisol can enhance memory consolidation. Yet it is unknown …
administered after learning, cortisol can enhance memory consolidation. Yet it is unknown …
Lost in time and space: states of high arousal disrupt implicit acquisition of spatial and sequential context information
Biased cognition during high arousal states is a relevant phenomenon in a variety of topics:
from the development of post-traumatic stress disorders or stress-triggered addictive …
from the development of post-traumatic stress disorders or stress-triggered addictive …
The Locus Coeruleus: Where Cognitive and Emotional Processing Meet the Eye
The pupil offers a window into how arousal shapes the way we think, learn, and behave. Yet,
arousal is a complex and multifaceted construct, leaving many open questions about the …
arousal is a complex and multifaceted construct, leaving many open questions about the …
Do oral contraceptives modulate an ERP response to affective pictures?
R Monciunskaite, L Malden, I Lukstaite, O Ruksenas… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Indications exist that use of oral contraceptives affects women's socio-emotional behaviour,
brain function and, cognitive abilities, but the information is still scarce and ambiguous. We …
brain function and, cognitive abilities, but the information is still scarce and ambiguous. We …