Research map: Research progress on the role of the locus coeruleus in cognitive function

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  1. AN INTEGRATIVE THEORY OF LOCUS COERULEUS-NOREPINEPHRINE FUNCTION: Adaptive Gain and Optimal Performance · Gary Aston‐Jones · 2005 · 4730 citations · Cited by this paper
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  15. Locus coeruleus and dopaminergic consolidation of everyday memory · Tomonori Takeuchi · 2016 · 902 citations · Cited by this paper
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  21. A Network Model of Catecholamine Effects: Gain, Signal-to-Noise Ratio, and Behavior · David Servan‐Schreiber · 1990 · 797 citations · Cited by this paper
  22. Norepinephrine ignites local hotspots of neuronal excitation: How arousal amplifies selectivity in perception and memory · Mara Mather · 2015 · 745 citations · Cited by this paper
  23. Dopamine release from the locus coeruleus to the dorsal hippocampus promotes spatial learning and memory · Kimberly A. Kempadoo · 2016 · 699 citations · Cited by this paper
  24. The Locus Coeruleus: Essential for Maintaining Cognitive Function and the Aging Brain · Mara Mather · 2016 · 533 citations · Cited by this paper
  25. The locus coeruleus: A cytoarchitectonic, golgi and immunohistochemical study in the albino rat · Larry W. Swanson · 1976 · 522 citations · Cited by this paper
  26. Catecholamine Influences on Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortical Networks · Amy F.T. Arnsten · 2011 · 508 citations · Cited by this paper
  27. Banishing the homunculus: Making working memory work · Thomas E. Hazy · 2005 · 401 citations · Cited by this paper
  28. Efferent projections of nucleus locus coeruleus: Topographic organization of cells of origin demonstrated by three-dimensional reconstruction · Sandra E. Loughlin · 1986 · 374 citations · Cited by this paper
  29. Emotional enhancement of memory: how norepinephrine enables synaptic plasticity · Keith Tully · 2010 · 285 citations · Cited by this paper
  30. Prefrontal–hippocampal pathways underlying inhibitory control over memory · Michael C. Anderson · 2015 · 270 citations · Cited by this paper
  31. A locus coeruleus-norepinephrine account of individual differences in working memory capacity and attention control · Nash Unsworth · 2017 · 267 citations · Cited by this paper
  32. Neuromodulatory Systems and Their Interactions: A Review of Models, Theories, and Experiments · Michael C. Avery · 2017 · 250 citations · Cited by this paper
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  35. Norepinephrine Modulates the Motility of Resting and Activated Microglia via Different Adrenergic Receptors · Stefka Gyoneva · 2013 · 213 citations · Cited by this paper
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  37. Executive Dysfunction and the Prefrontal Cortex · David T. Jones · 2021 · 188 citations · Cited by this paper
  38. The mechanistic link between selective vulnerability of the locus coeruleus and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease · Billie J. Matchett · 2021 · 180 citations · Cited by this paper
  39. D1/D5 Dopamine Receptors Inhibit Depotentiation at CA1 Synapses via cAMP-Dependent Mechanism · Nonna A. Otmakhova · 1998 · 177 citations · Cited by this paper

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