Noradrenaline Modulates Visual Perception and Late Visually Evoked Activity

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 28; no. 14; pp. 2239 - 2249.e6
• Main Authors: Gelbard-Sagiv, Hagar, Magidov, Efrat, Sharon, Haggai, Hendler, Talma, Nir, Yuval
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 23.07.2018
• Subjects: clonidine; EEG; fMRI; human; Locus Coeruleus; neuromodulation; noradrenaline; norepinephrine; perception; reboxetine; vision; norepinephrine; neuromodulation; Locus Coeruleus; vision; fMRI; EEG; clonidine; noradrenaline; human; perception; reboxetine

An identical sensory stimulus may or may not be incorporated into perceptual experience, depending on the behavioral and cognitive state of the organism. What determines whether a sensory stimulus will be perceived? While different behavioral and cognitive states may share a similar profile of elect...