title: Not so uncertain at last: locus coeruleus and decision making.
abstract: A report by Payzan-LeNestour et al. (2013) in this issue of Neuron shows that the human locus coeruleus, a brain stem nucleus containing cell bodies of noradrenergic neurons, dynamically tracks the level of uncertainty about knowledge of the environment while making decisions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, WC1N 3AR, UK. emrah.duezel@dzne.de
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duzel
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guitart-Masip
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012945:Social Values; D035501:Uncertainty