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  • The cRF from hypothalamus stimulates the locus ceruleus which is a site of sympathetic nervous system.

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  • It's just that his locus ceruleus is burned out -- that part of the brain that makes almost everything seem like a matter of life and death.

    Old age is cool. Ann Althouse 2007

  • An alternate pathway involves norepinephrine (12) in the locus ceruleus A6 (VIII) whose fibers project into the hippocampus at a reward area centering around cluster cells which have not been precisely identified, but which I have designated as CAx (IX).

    Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991

  • An alternate pathway involves norepinephrine (12) in the locus ceruleus A6 (VIII) whose fibers project into the hippocampus at a reward area centering around cluster cells which have not been precisely identified, but which I have designated as CAx (IX).

    Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991

  • & Val_. flavo-ceruleus, _Lacep_. marginalis, _Cuv.

    Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836

  • Norepinephrine (Noradrenalin) (N E) is present in locus ceruleus present in the pons, tegmentum of midbrain and hypothalamus.

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  • Histology/Gross Pathology decreased noradrenergic neurons in locus ceruleus

    InsideSurgery Medical Information Blog Editor 2010

  • Sympathetic nervous sytem: Locus ceruleus: Norepinephrine (NE) is produced at the postganglionic nerve terminals and epinephrine is produced in the adrenal medulla.

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  • These include, the locus ceruleus / norepinephrine system, which affects the activities of the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, hippocampus and amygdala, the dopamine system, which causes and increase in activity in the prefrontal cortex, the SNS, which causes physical arousal.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Neil Brick 2009

  • These include, the locus ceruleus / norepinephrine system, which affects the activities of the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, hippocampus and amygdala, the dopamine system, which causes and increase in activity in the prefrontal cortex, the SNS, which causes physical arousal.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Neil Brick 2009

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