Locus ceruleus is the area of the brain stem that plays a part in the emergency response and may be involved in panic attacks. Locus ceruleus is located below the wall of the fourth ventricle, it has been implicated as an important norepinephrine pathway; small hindbrain structure whose widespread axons send bursts of norepinephrine in response to meaningful stimuli
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