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Behavioral Pharmacology and Biochemistry of Central Cholinergic Neurotransmission

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The Basal Forebrain

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 295))

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Although there is no question that muscarinic receptor antagonists such as atropine and scopolamine can have deleterious effects on the acquisition and post-acquisition performance of a broad spectrum of learned behaviors, at present there is no consensus concerning the psychological mechanisms underlying these antimuscarinic-induced deficits and it has not been possible to characterize them in a unitary theoretical framework. For reasons that are discussed below, this should not be regarded as surprising.

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    Hans C. Fibiger, Geert Damsma & Jamie C. Day

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Fibiger, H.C., Damsma, G., Day, J.C. (1991). Behavioral Pharmacology and Biochemistry of Central Cholinergic Neurotransmission. In: Napier, T.C., Kalivas, P.W., Hanin, I. (eds) The Basal Forebrain. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 295. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0145-6_23

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