Norepinephrine drives persistent activity in prefrontal cortex via synergistic α1 and α2 adrenoceptors.

Optimal norepinephrine levels in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) increase delay-related firing and enhance working memory, whereas stress-related or pathologically high levels of norepinephrine are believed to inhibit working memory via α1 adrenoceptors. However, it has been shown that activation of Gq-...

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Main Authors: Zizhen Zhang, Steven Cordeiro Matos, Sonia Jego, Antoine Adamantidis, Philippe Séguéla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3681776?pdf=render