Focus on the blue locus for learning

Heidi I. L. Jacobs

doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0731-2

Focus on the blue locus for learning

Heidi I. L. Jacobs^*

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Abstract

Memory slowly falters as we age. A new study by Dahl and colleagues tests the involvement of a tiny region hidden in the brainstem, the locus coeruleus, which enables cellular processes of learning. Better initial learning in older individuals was related to greater integrity of this region, particularly for the part that is connected to other memory regions in the brain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1143-1144
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature human behaviour
Volume	3
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0731-2
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019

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COERULEUS

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