Long-Lasting Cholinergic Modulation Underlies Rule Learning in Rats
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Long-lasting cholinergic modulation underlies rule learning in rats.
We studied the role of acetylcholine (ACh) in creating learning-related long-lasting modifications in the rat cortex. Rats were trained to discriminate positive and negative cues in pairs of odors, until they demonstrated rule learning and entered a mode of high capability for learning of additional odors. We have previously reported that pyramidal neurons in olfactory (piriform) cortex from tr...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-04-01385.2001