Prefrontal neuromodulation by nicotinic receptors for cognitive processes

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Dos Santos Coura, Renata ^a   Granon, Sylvie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioral flexibility; Cognition; Decision making; Neurotransmitter release; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYNX 1 PROTEIN; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BETA2; NORADRENALIN; PROTEIN; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GLUTAMATE RELEASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVIEW; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84855717315     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2596-6     Document Type: Review

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