Exposure to hot and cold environments increases noradrenaline release in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in rats.
Saki MinamiHiroshi NomuraMasabumi MinamiPublished in: Neuropsychopharmacology reports (2018)
The results suggest that exposure to hot and cold environments enhances noradrenergic neurotransmission in the ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, which may induce negative emotion, and thereby drive avoidance behaviors, that is, escape from hot and cold environments.