CHOLINERGIC NEURONS OF THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM - MORPHOFUNCTIONAL ASPECTS

被引:12
作者
BIGL, V
ARENDT, T
机构
[1] Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research, Department of Neurochemistry, Karl Marx University Leipzig
关键词
CENTRAL CHOLINERGIC NEURONS; MORPHOFUNCTIONAL ASPECT; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; DEMENTIA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb03104.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Impairment of central cholinergic function is an early and constant finding in a number of mental disorders associated with amnesia or dementia. Although knowledge of the detailed functional implications of cholinergic mechanisms in cognition is still very incomplete, some recent results and concepts about the morphofunctional organization of the cholinergic basalo-cortical projection system are reviewed. This cholinergic system is quite different from other so-called unspecific subcortical projection systems and might have some bearing on understanding the role of cholinergic mechanisms in cognitive function and its disorders.
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