Enhanced Sensory-Cognitive Processing by Activation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

• Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 377
• Main Authors: Gil, Susan M, Metherate, Raju
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 18.02.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Cognition - drug effects; Cognition Disorders - metabolism; Cognition Disorders - pathology; Cognition Disorders - prevention & control; Humans; Nicotinic Agonists - therapeutic use; Receptors, Nicotinic - metabolism; Sensation Disorders - metabolism; Sensation Disorders - pathology; Sensation Disorders - prevention & control

Activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) enhances sensory-cognitive function in human subjects and animal models, yet the neural mechanisms are not fully understood. This review summarizes recent studies on nicotinic regulation of neural processing in the cerebral cortex that point t...