Central nicotinic cholinergic systems: A role in the cognitive dysfunction in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-211

  Potter, Alexandra S ^a   Newhouse, Paul A ^a   Bucci, David J ^b  

^a Vermont College of Medicine   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; ADHD; Cholinergic; Nicotine; Smoking; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 3 (2 PYRROLIDINYLMETHOXY)PYRIDINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AVERSION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SMOKING;

EID: 33750993511     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.09.015     Document Type: Review

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