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THERE are many indications that emotional excitement is associated with increased functional activity of the central nervous system. This is shown by the increased autonomic and motor activity in emotion, as also by the shock and exhaustion which may follow intense emotion. Histologists have described changes in the staining properties of the nerve cells in emotional fatigue ; but there is little information as to the nature of the underlying biochemical changes.
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RICHTER, D., DAWSON, R. Brain Lactate in Emotion. Nature 161, 205–206 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161205b0
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