Good news for adrenaline junkies. An adrenaline burst could help scientists learn when we experience surprises due to the hormone noradrenaline, or norepinephrine. A study conducted at the ...

This neuromodulator, produced by a structure deep in the brain called the locus coeruleus, ... While that initial burst of noradrenaline appears to stimulate the mice to take action, ...

How the brain responds to surprising events Date: June 1, 2022 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summary: Researchers have found that one key role of the neuromodulator noradrenaline ...

Vulnerability to depression linked to noradrenaline Date: February 15, 2016 Source: ... "We know that a small cerebral structure, known as the ventral tegmental area, ...

To investigate the structure of the main condensation product of noradrenaline, we examined further the condensation products of ethylenediamine with catechol and its derivatives which have a ...

Dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin, collectively known as monoamines, are critical neurotransmitters that regulate neuronal activity and plasticity and are produced by neurons that cluster in ...

Noradrenaline is a neuromodulator that has been linked to arousal and boosting alertness, but can lead to anxiety in large amounts. Unlike neurotransmitters, which enable cell-to-cell ...

Stress affects cognition and increases noradrenaline and dopamine levels in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Amy Arnsten discusses the intracellular signalling pathways that mediate the effects of ...

Studies in mice by researchers at the University of Melbourne and Monash University, have uncovered a mechanistic link between stress and weakened immunity. Their studies found under conditions of ...

A brain chemical called noradrenaline is responsible for our responses to uncertain situations—helping us to learn quickly and adapt our behaviour, a new study has found. The COVID-19 pandemic ...

A brain chemical called noradrenaline is responsible for our responses to uncertain situations - helping us to learn quickly and adapt our behaviour, a new study has found.

The team of Bruno Giros, a researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and professor of psychiatry at McGill University, reports the first-ever connection between noradrenergic ...