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Nicotinic Receptors, Memory, and Hippocampus

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The Neurobiology and Genetics of Nicotine and Tobacco

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences ((CTBN,volume 23))

Abstract

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) modulate the neurobiological processes underlying hippocampal learning and memory. In addition, nicotine’s ability to desensitize and upregulate certain nAChRs may alter hippocampus-dependent memory processes. Numerous studies have examined the effects of nicotine on hippocampus-dependent learning, as well as the roles of low- and high-affinity nAChRs in mediating nicotine’s effects on hippocampus-dependent learning and memory. These studies suggested that while acute nicotine generally acts as a cognitive enhancer for hippocampus-dependent learning, withdrawal from chronic nicotine results in deficits in hippocampus-dependent memory. Furthermore, these studies demonstrated that low- and high-affinity nAChRs functionally differ in their involvement in nicotine’s effects on hippocampus-dependent learning. In the present chapter, we reviewed studies using systemic or local injections of acute or chronic nicotine, nAChR subunit agonists or antagonists; genetically modified mice; and molecular biological techniques to characterize the effects of nicotine on hippocampus-dependent learning.

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Kutlu, M.G., Gould, T.J. (2015). Nicotinic Receptors, Memory, and Hippocampus. In: Balfour, D., Munafò, M. (eds) The Neurobiology and Genetics of Nicotine and Tobacco. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13665-3_6

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