locus coeruleus

English

Alternative forms

  • locus caeruleus
  • locus ceruleus

Etymology

Latin for "blue place", using a Medieval Latin spelling of Classical Latin caeruleus (“blue”). See also Wikipedia for more details.

Noun

locus coeruleus

  1. (neurology) A small nucleus, located bilaterally in the pons, which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain.
    • 2023, Andrew MacDonald, “Twistwood Tales”, in Instagram‎[1]:
      Noradrenaline builds up carbon dioxide in yer blood, which activates your Locus Coeruleus, which essentially keeps you awake...

References

Bear et al. Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain Co. 2001, Lippincot Williams and Wilkins

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