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Effect of Background Activity on the Action of Acetylcholine on the Electrical Activity of the Brain

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RECENT experiments have led to the suggestion1 that the physiological action of acetylcholine on the activity of the brain might be conditioned by the state of excitation of the brain itself.

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  1. Crossland, J., J. Ment. Sci., 99, 247 (1953).

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  1. Department of Physiology, University, St. Andrews,

    J. CROSSLAND & J. F. MITCHELL

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CROSSLAND, J., MITCHELL, J. Effect of Background Activity on the Action of Acetylcholine on the Electrical Activity of the Brain. Nature 175, 121–122 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175121a0

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