Short-Term Effects of Chewing on Task Performance and Task-Induced Mydriasis: Trigeminal Influence on the Arousal Systems

Short-Term Effects of Chewing on Task Performance and Task-Induced Mydriasis: Trigeminal Influence on the Arousal Systems

Trigeminal input to the ascending activating system is important for the maintenance of arousal and may affect the discharge of the noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus (LC), whose activity influences both vigilance state and pupil size, inducing mydriasis. For this reason, pupil size evalua...

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Main Authors: Maria Paola Tramonti Fantozzi, Vincenzo De Cicco, Massimo Barresi, Enrico Cataldo, Ugo Faraguna, Luca Bruschini, Diego Manzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
chewing
trigeminal input
locus coeruleus
mydriasis
cognitive performance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2017.00068/full

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