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Noradrenaline-centric bias in the pupil-linked arousal literature

  • Simon van Gaal
  • Lola Beerendonk
  • Haoyue Zhang
  • Tobias H. Donner
  • Jan Willem de Gee
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Abstract

The literature on pupil-linked arousal shows a pervasive bias: it often attributes findings to the noradrenergic locus coeruleus while overlooking other neuromodulatory systems. Here, we quantify the extent of this bias and emphasize that correcting it is essential for refining theoretical models and improving interpretability in this rapidly evolving field.

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@misc{gaal2026noradrenalinecentric,
  title = {{Noradrenaline-centric bias in the pupil-linked arousal literature}},
  author = {Simon van Gaal and Lola Beerendonk and Haoyue Zhang and Tobias H. Donner and Jan Willem de Gee},
  howpublished = {PsyArXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.31234/osf.io/4ewmf_v3},
  url = {https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/4ewmf_v3/},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - UNPB
TI  - Noradrenaline-centric bias in the pupil-linked arousal literature
AU  - Simon van Gaal
AU  - Lola Beerendonk
AU  - Haoyue Zhang
AU  - Tobias H. Donner
AU  - Jan Willem de Gee
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/10
PB  - PsyArXiv
DO  - 10.31234/osf.io/4ewmf_v3
UR  - https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/4ewmf_v3/
AB  - The literature on pupil-linked arousal shows a pervasive bias: it often attributes findings to the noradrenergic locus coeruleus while overlooking other neuromodulatory systems. Here, we quantify the extent of this bias and emphasize that correcting it is essential for refining theoretical models and improving interpretability in this rapidly evolving field.
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