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material entity > biological material entity > neurotransmitter > acetylcholine

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acetylcholine  

Definition

  • Neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory processes. In particular, in the hippocampus, ACh plays a role in relational memory, coordination of brain systems memory (amygdala for emotional memory, the striatum for procedural memory). A high level of ACh in the hippocampus facilitates the encoding of information in memory, whereas a low level of ACh allows the consolidation of new memories (Micheau & Marighetto, 2011). ACh receptors are nicotinic and muscarinic receptors.

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  • ACh

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Decker, A. L., & Duncan, K. (2020). Acetylcholine and the complex interdependence of memory and attention. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 32, 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.01.013

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Micheau, J., & Marighetto, A. (2011). Acetylcholine and memory: A long, complex and chaotic but still living relationship. Behavioural Brain Research, 221(2), 424–429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2010.11.052

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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