Mental Health DailyResearch. Evidence. Perspective.Published research on locus coeruleus.
In a lab study of 81 university students, those with high depression scores but no diagnosis remembered target-linked words as well as low-symptom peers. An alerting cue evened out emotional…
Read articleA 2025 Nature Communications study found that Alzheimer’s-like mice lost locus coeruleus noradrenergic axons in the olfactory bulb early: 14% loss by 2 months, 27% by 3 months, and 33% by 6 …
Read articleAn ear-clip that modulates mood by stimulating the vagus nerve has obvious appeal — but the evidence base for non-invasive tVNS in depression has been mixed for a decade. A 2026 cross-over R…
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