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Science 23 June 1978:
Vol. 200. no. 4348, pp. 1411 - 1413
DOI: 10.1126/science.663623
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Science, Vol 200, Issue 4348, 1411-1413
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Lateralization of norepinephrine in human thalamus

A Oke, R Keller, I Mefford, and RN Adams

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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