Nicotine enhances object recognition memory through inhibition of voltage-dependent potassium 7 channels in the medial prefrontal cortex of mice

Nicotine administration enhances object recognition memory. However, target brain regions and cellular mechanisms underlying the nicotine effects remain unclear. In mice, the novel object recognition test revealed that systemic nicotine administration before training enhanced object recognition memo...

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Main Authors: Hirohito Esaki, Shoma Izumi, Akari Fukao, Naoya Nishitani, Satoshi Deyama, Katsuyuki Kaneda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861321000517