Neurobiology of The Locus Coeruleus

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Copyright page
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List of Contributors
Pages v-vii

Preface
Pages ix-x
C.D. Barnes, O. Pompeiano

Chapter 1 Neurochemicals in the dorsal pontine tegmentum Original Research Article
Pages 3-14
E.L. Sutin, D.M. Jacobowitz

Chapter 2 Noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons: their distant connections and their relationship to neighboring (including cholinergic and GABAergic) neurons of the central gray and reticular formation Original Research Article
Pages 15-30
B.E. Jones

Chapter 3 Physiological properties and afferent connections of the locus coeruleus and adjacent tegmental neurons involved in the generation of paradoxical sleep in the cat Original Research Article
Pages 31-45
K. Sakai

Chapter 4 Afferent regulation of locus coeruleus neurons: anatomy, physiology and pharmacology Original Research Article
Pages 47-75
G. Aston-Jones, M.T. Shipley, G. Chouvet, M. Ennis, E. van Bockstaele, V. Pieribone, R. Shiekhattar, H. Akaoka, G. Drolet, B. Astier, P. Charléty, R.J. Valentino, J.T. Williams

Chapter 5 Noradrenergic innervation of somatosensory thalamus and spinal cord Original Research Article
Pages 77-88
K.N. Westlund, D. Zhang, S.M. Carlton, L.S. Sorkin, W.D. Willis

Chapter 6 Efferent projections of different subpopulations of central noradrenaline neurons Original Research Article
Pages 89-101
R. Grzanna, J.-M. Fritschy

Chapter 7 Pontospinal transmitters and their distribution Original Research Article
Pages 103-121
V.K. Reddy, S.J. Fung, H. Zhuo, C.D. Barnes

Chapter 8 The projections of locus coeruleus neurons to the spinal cord Original Research Article
Pages 123-141
H.K. Proudfit, F.M. Clark

Chapter 9 Ultrastructural aspects of the coeruleo-spinal projection Original Research Article
Pages 143-156
J.C. Holstege, C.M.H. Bongers

Chapter 10 Single-unit and physiological analyses of brain norepinephrine function in behaving animals Original Research Article
Pages 159-165
B.L. Jacobs, E.D. Abercrombie, C.A. Fornal, E.S. Levine, D.A. Morilak, I.L. Stafford

Chapter 11 Synaptic potentials in locus coeruleus neurons in brain slices Original Research Article
Pages 167-172
J.T. Williams, D.H. Bobker, G.C. Harris

Chapter 12 Developmental aspects of the locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system Original Research Article
Pages 173-185
K.C. Marshall, M.J. Christie, P.G. Finlayson, J.T. Williams

Chapter 13 GABAA and GABAB receptors and the ionic mechanisms mediating their effects on locus coeruleus neurons Original Research Article
Pages 187-195
S.A. Shefner, S.S. Osmanović

Chapter 14 Mechanisms of opioid actions on neurons of the locus coeruleus Original Research Article
Pages 197-205
M.J. Christie

Chapter 15 Afferent effects on locus coeruleus in opiate withdrawal Original Research Article
Pages 207-216
K. Rasmussen

Chapter 16 Angiotensin II and the locus coeruleus Original Research Article
Pages 217-226
R.C. Speth, K.L. Grove, B.P. Rowe

Chapter 17 Vasopressin immunoreactive fibers and neurons in the dorsal pontine tegmentum of the rat, monkey and human Original Research Article
Pages 227-240
A.R. Caffé, J.C. Holstege, F.W. van Leeuwen

Chapter 18 Responses of locus coeruleus neurons to neuropeptides Original Research Article
Pages 241-248
H.-R. Olpe, M. Steinmann

Chapter 19 Pharmacology of locus coeruleus spontaneous and sensory-evoked activity Original Research Article
Pages 249-256
R.J. Valentino, A.L. Curtis

Chapter 20 Selective effects of DSP-4 on locus coeruleus axons: are there pharmacologically different types of noradrenergic axons in the central nervous system? Original Research Article
Pages 257-268
J.-M. Fritschy, R. Grzanna

Chapter 21 Autoradiography of adrenoceptors in rat and human brain: α-adrenoceptor and idazoxan binding sites Original Research Article
Pages 271-291
C.R. Jones, J.M. Palacios

Chapter 22 Actions of norepinephrine in the cerebral cortex and thalamus: implications for function of the central noradrenergic system Original Research Article
Pages 293-305
D.A. McCormick, H.-C. Pape, A. Williamson

Chapter 23 Noradrenergic and locus coeruleus modulation of the perforant path-evoked potential in rat dentate gyrus supports a role for the locus coeruleus in attentional and memorial processes Original Research Article
Pages 307-321
C. Harley

Chapter 24 Actions of norepinephrine in the rat hippocampus Original Research Article
Pages 323-330
M. Segal, H. Markram, G. Richter-Levin

Chapter 25 The cerebellar norepinephrine system: inhibition, modulation, and gating Original Research Article
Pages 331-341
D.J. Woodward, H.C. Moises, B.D. Waterhouse, H.H. Yeh, J.E. Cheun

Chapter 26 Norepinephrine effects on spinal motoneurons Original Research Article
Pages 343-350
S.R. White, S.J. Fung, C.D. Barnes

Chapter 27 Second messenger-mediated actions of norepinephrine on target neurons in central circuits: a new perspective on intracellular mechanisms and functional consequences Original Research Article
Pages 351-362
B.D. Waterhouse, F.M. Sessler, W. Liu, C.-S. Lin

Chapter 28 Central noradrenergic neurons: the autonomic connection Original Research Article
Pages 365-380
P.G. Guyenet

Chapter 29 Descending noradrenergic influences on pain Original Research Article
Pages 381-394
S.L. Jones

Chapter 30 Locus coeruleus control of spinal motor output Original Research Article
Pages 395-409
S.J. Fung, D. Manzoni, J.Y.H. Chan, O. Pompeiano, C.D. Barnes

Chapter 31 Responses of locus coeruleus neurons to labyrinth and neck stimulation Original Research Article
Pages 411-434
O. Pompeiano, D. Manzoni, C.D. Barnes

Chapter 32 Locus coeruleus and dorsal pontine reticular influences on the gain of vestibulospinal reflexes Original Research Article
Pages 435-462
O. Pompeiano, E. Horn, P. d\'Ascanio

Chapter 33 Noradrenergic agents into the cerebellar anterior vermis modify the gain of vestibulospinal reflexes in the cat Original Research Article
Pages 463-484
P. Andre, P. d\'Ascanio, O. Pompeiano

Chapter 34 Effects of GABAergic and noradrenergic injections into the cerebellar flocculus on vestibulo-ocular reflexes in the rabbit Original Research Article
Pages 485-497
J. van Neerven, O. Pompeiano, H. Collewijn

Chapter 35 Discharge of noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons in behaving rats and monkeys suggests a role in vigilance Original Research Article
Pages 501-520
G. Aston-Jones, C. Chiang, T. Alexinsky

Chapter 36 Electrophysiological evidence for the involvement of the locus coeruleus in alerting, orienting, and attending Original Research Article
Pages 521-532
S.L. Foote, C.W. Berridge, L.M. Adams, J.A. Pineda

Chapter 37 The role of noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons and neighboring cholinergic neurons of the pontomesencephalic tegmentum in sleep-wake states Original Research Article
Pages 533-543
B.E. Jones

Chapter 38 Effects of local pontine injection of noradrenergic agents on desynchronized sleep of the cat Original Research Article
Pages 545-553
G. Tononi, M. Pompeiano, C. Cirelli

Chapter 39 Facilitation of learning consecutive to electrical stimulation of the locus coeruleus: cognitive alteration or stress-reduction? Original Research Article
Pages 555-569
L. Velley, B. Cardo, E. Kempf, P. Mormede, S. Nassif-Caudarella, J. Velly

Chapter 40 Plasticity of sensory responses of locus coeruleus neurons in the behaving rat: implications for cognition Original Research Article
Pages 571-585
S.J. Sara, M. Segal

Chapter 41 Axonal sprouting of noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons following repeated stress and antidepressant treatment Original Research Article
Pages 587-598
S. Nakamura

Chapter 42 Adrenergic regulation of visuocortical plasticity: a role of the locus coeruleus system Original Research Article
Pages 599-616
T. Kasamatsu

Chapter 43 Regulation of the development of locus coeruleus neurons in vitro Original Research Article
Pages 617-623
L. Sklair, M. Segal

Chapter 44 Alterations in the locus coeruleus in dementias of Alzheimer\'s and Parkinson\'s disease Original Research Article
Pages 625-630
V. Chan-Palay

Subject Index
Pages 631-642