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Environmental change is placing pressure on nervous systems across the animal kingdom. Rising temperatures, pollutants and other stressors are altering the ecosystems that animals have adapted to over millions of years.

Researchers know that different organisms respond to these pressures in different ways. What remains unclear is whether nervous systems also share c...


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Deep in the brainstem sits a small but important cluster of neurons known as the locus coeruleus (LC), Latin for “blue place.” It makes up a tiny fraction of the brain’s cells but plays an important role by releasing a crucial chemical messenger known as norepinephrine (NE). NE activates the body’s response to stress or excitement, impacts attention and learning, and affects ...


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