The role of locus coeruleus norepinephrine in reinforcement learning

Norepinephrine (NE) is one of the four main neuromodulators in the brain, exerting widespread influence over almost all cortical and subcortical brain regions, with the exception of the striatum. The locus coeruleus (LC) is a small brainstem nucleus, and the primary source of NE in the brain. LC-NE...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drummond, Gabrielle
Other Authors: Sur, Mriganka
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/153775