To verify whether trigeminal effects on cognitive performance involve locus coeruleus activity, two protocols are presented that aim to evaluate possible correlations between the performance and task-related pupil size changes induced by chewing. These protocols may be applied to conditions in which locus coeruleus contribution is suspected.
Fantozzi, M. P. T., Banfi, T., De Cicco, V., Barresi, M., Cataldo, E., De Cicco, D., Bruschini, L., d'Ascanio, P., Ciuti, G., Faraguna, U., Manzoni, D. Assessing Pupil-linked Changes in Locus Coeruleus-mediated Arousal Elicited by Trigeminal Stimulation. J. Vis. Exp. (153), e59970, doi:10.3791/59970 (2019).