Effects of locus coeruleus lesions on vigilance and attentive behaviour in cat

Previous data have suggested that in the cat, expectancy behaviour (waiting for a target to appear) and associated electrocortical, focal, synchronized activity ('mu' rhythms) are modulated by a noradrenergic system possibly originating from the locus coeruleus (LC). To test the latter hyp...

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Published in:	Behavioural brain research Vol. 53; no. 1-2; p. 155
Main Authors:	Delagrange, P, Canu, M H, Rougeul, A, Buser, P, Bouyer, J J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 26-02-1993
Subjects:	Animals Arousal - physiology Attention - physiology Behavior, Animal - physiology Cats Electroencephalography Exploratory Behavior - physiology Histocytochemistry Kainic Acid Locus Coeruleus - anatomy & histology Locus Coeruleus - physiology Motor Activity - physiology Oxidopamine Sympathectomy, Chemical
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