More than Meets the Eye: The Relationship between Pupil Size and Locus Coeruleus Activity

Vincent D. Costa, Peter H. Rudebeck

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Abstract

Using both direct neural recordings and electrical microstimulation, Joshi et al. (2016) show that locus coeruleus (LC) activity closely matches moment-to-moment changes in pupil size. But what causes these two measures to be related is not straightforward.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8-10
Number of pages3
JournalNeuron
Volume89
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 6 2016
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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