Neuronal mechanisms mediating drug-induced cognition enhancement: Cognitive activity as a necessary intervening variable

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 329-343

  Sarter, Martin ^a   Bruno, John P ^a   Givens, Bennet ^a   Moore, Holly ^a   McGaughy, Jill ^a   McMahon, Kathy ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Attention; Benzodiazepine receptor; Cognition; Cognition enhancer; Microdialysis; Single unit activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029950189     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-6410(96)00018-3     Document Type: Article

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