Noradrenergic activity as a key target in modulating consciousness.
Scientific Reports March 10, 2026 Olympia Karampela, Aurelie Fontan, Lenita Lindgren et al.
How the brain generates conscious experiences remains profoundly mysterious. Pharmacological interventions that alter the state of consciousness have been proposed as a tool to investigate the neural mechanisms of consciousness. However, we have recently demonstrated that the sedative Propofol influences both conscious and unconscious neural processing. Altered arousal, and other...