Concept information
Preferred term
acetylcholine
Definition(s)
- 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.
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- ACh
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• 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]
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• 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
In other languages
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French
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ACh
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-R3JZHQ7F-F
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