The neural correlates of the noradrenergic modulation of human attention, arousal and learning

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 589-598

  Coull, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Frontal cortex; Human; PET; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MODULATION; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; VISUAL INFORMATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS;

EID: 0030984634     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01635.x     Document Type: Article

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