Deterministic functions of cortical acetylcholine

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1912-1920

  Sarter, Martin ^a   Lustig, Cindy ^a   Howe, William M ^a   Gritton, Howard ^a   Berry, Anne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Attention; Cortex; Neuromodulation; Noradrenaline; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; UNCERTAINTY; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THALAMUS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; THALAMUS;

EID: 84901693394     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12515     Document Type: Article

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