Noradrenergic arousal after encoding reverses the course of systems consolidation in humans

Valentina Krenz; Tobias Sommer; Arjen Alink; Benno Roozendaal; Lars Schwabe

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26250-7

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Noradrenergic arousal after encoding reverses the course of systems consolidation in humans

Valentina Krenz,
Tobias Sommer,
Arjen Alink,
Benno Roozendaal,
Lars Schwabe

Affiliations

Valentina Krenz: Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Universität Hamburg
Tobias Sommer: University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Systems Neuroscience
Arjen Alink: University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Systems Neuroscience
Benno Roozendaal: Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center
Lars Schwabe: Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Universität Hamburg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26250-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Memories are assumed to undergo a time-dependent systems consolidation, during which hippocampal contributions to memory decrease while neocortical contributions increase. Here, the authors show that noradrenergic arousal after encoding may reverse this course of systems consolidation in humans

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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