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Trigeminal, Visceral and Vestibular Inputs May Improve Cognitive Functions by Acting through the Locus Coeruleus and the Ascending Reticular Activating System: A New Hypothesis

It is known that sensory signals sustain the background discharge of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) which includes the noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) neurons and controls the level of attention and alertness. Moreover, LC neurons influence brain metabolic activity, gene express...

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Autores principales: De Cicco, Vincenzo, Tramonti Fantozzi, Maria P., Cataldo, Enrico, Barresi, Massimo, Bruschini, Luca, Faraguna, Ugo, Manzoni, Diego
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5766640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29358907
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2017.00130