Lateralization of Norepinephrine in Human Thalamus
SciencePublished 23 June 1978
Arvin F. Oke, Richard W. Keller, Ivan N. Mefford, Ralph N. Adams
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Naturally occurring left-right differences in concentration of a neurotransmitter represent a new aspect of hemispheric specialization in the human thalamus.
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Norepinephrine has a strongly lateralized distribution in the human thalamus. In the pulvinar region the left hemisphere is rich in norepinephrine, whereas in the somatosensory input area the right hemisphere has a higher concentration of this catecholamine. Such naturally occurring left-right differences in concentration of a neurotransmitter represent a new aspect of hemispheric specialization.
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