The Firing Rates of Noradrenergic Cells Within the Locus Coeruleus

question 88

Multiple Choice

The firing rates of noradrenergic cells within the locus coeruleus

• A) are suppressed by sleeping pills.
• B) decrease during sleep and increase at awakening.
• C) are unrelated to behavioral arousal.
• D) in turn alter EEG cortical arousal.
• E) are highest during REM sleep.

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