Unraveling the attentional functions of cortical cholinergic inputs: Interactions between signal-driven and cognitive modulation of signal detection

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 98-111

  Sarter, Martin ^a   Hasselmo, Michael E ^b   Bruno, John P ^c   Givens, Ben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Attention; Cortex; Sensory systems

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COGNITION; FOREBRAIN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEMBRANE FILTER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL TASK; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SYMPTOM; THALAMUS;

EID: 13444304154     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2004.08.006     Document Type: Review

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