Summary
This paper discusses the role of cholinergic neurons in the nucleus accumbens and their involvement in schizophrenic pathology.
Categories
Psychiatric Disorders: The paper discusses the role of cholinergic neurons in the nucleus accumbens and their involvement in schizophrenic pathology, suggesting that a reduction in these neurons may contribute to the emergence of schizophrenic symptoms.
Cognitive function and memory: The paper discusses how the reduction of cholinergic neurons can impair performance in a T-maze task, a measurement of working memory, and can reduce in vivo activation of dopamine release in the prefrontal cortex, which correlates with cognitive impairments.
Author(s)
D Higgins
Publication Year
2013
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