The locus coeruleus (LC) is a small region of the ... small brain structure like the LC impacts such an important function as ...

Scientists have uncovered a dedicated brain circuit that distinguishes between direct fear and fear learned by observing others—known as vicarious fear.

The locus coeruleus is the brain’s major source of the neuromodulator norepinephrine, and is also profoundly vulnerable to the development of Alzheimer’s disease related tau pathology. Norepinephrine ...

The team from the Department of Neurophysiology showed in rats how the so-called locus coeruleus and the ventral tegmental area permanently alter brain activity in the hippocampus region ...

Despite its tiny size, the locus coeruleus has a striking influence on our entire brain function. If sleep isn't coming and your mind is racing, it's the locus coeruleus that's active – spraying ...