Boosting visual cortex function and plasticity with acetylcholine to enhance visual perception

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kang, Jun Il ^a   Huppé Gourgues, FréDéRic ^a   Vaucher, Elvire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Cholinergic system; Cognitive enhancement; Cortical plasticity; isual cortex; Muscarinic receptors; Nicotinic receptors; Perceptual learning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; CONNECTOME; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MODULATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 84907281015     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00172     Document Type: Article

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