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 …

Echoes of emotions past: How neuromodulators determine what we recollect

D Clewett, VP Murty - Eneuro, 2019 - eneuro.org
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 …

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] Isometric exercise facilitates attention to salient events in women via the noradrenergic system

M Mather, R Huang, D Clewett, SE Nielsen, R Velasco… - NeuroImage, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Lost in time and space: states of high arousal disrupt implicit acquisition of spatial and sequential context information

T Maran, P Sachse, M Martini, B Weber… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
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 …

The Locus Coeruleus: Where Cognitive and Emotional Processing Meet the Eye

R Huang, D Clewett - Modern Pupillometry: Cognition, Neuroscience, and …, 2024 - Springer
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 …

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 …