Lateralization of norepinephrine in human thalamus.
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.
D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D013788:Thalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*
D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine