Enhanced control of attention by stimulating mesolimbic-corticopetal cholinergic circuitry

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 9760-9771

  St Peters, Megan ^a   Demeter, Elise ^a,b   Lustig, Cindy ^a,b   Bruno, John P ^c   Sarter, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SAPORIN;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FRONTAL LOBE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79960023308     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1902-11.2011     Document Type: Article

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