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Norepinephrine in the Central Nervous System and its Correlations with Behavior

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Brain and Human Behavior

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Ever since the classical studies of Walter B. Cannon, the catecholamines have been identified with the generalized adaptive states which are characterized as emotions. His vision, which recognized the important metabolic, endocrine and vegetative changes required in anticipation of our response to serious environmental threats attributed important roles for these amines as neurotransmitters or humoral agents in mediating these adjustments.

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Kety, S.S. (1972). Norepinephrine in the Central Nervous System and its Correlations with Behavior. In: Karczmar, A.G., Eccles, J.C. (eds) Brain and Human Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95201-2_8

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