The role of the central cholinergic projections in cognition: Implications of the effects of scopolamine on discrimination learning by monkeys

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-326

  Harder, J A ^a   Baker, H F ^a   Ridley, R M ^a  

^a Department Experimental Psychology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Basal nucleus of Meynert; Cognition; Diagonal band of Broca; Learning; Memory; Monkeys

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG EFFECT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMORY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; SCOPOLAMINE; SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032006269     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00381-X     Document Type: Article

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