The benefits of cholinergic enhancement during perceptual learning are long-lasting

The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) regulates many aspects of cognition, including attention and memory. Previous research in animal models has shown that plasticity in sensory systems often depends on the behavioral relevance of a stimulus and/or task. However, experimentally increasing ACh re...

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Main Authors: Ariel eRokem, Michael A Silver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncom.2013.00066/full