Abstract
An important issue in our understanding of cholinergic modulation of information processing is the extent to which drug-induced changes affect memory processes per se or simply the attentional processes required for effective acquisition of information. In this study, we examined the separate and combined effects of scopolamine and nicotine on verbal free recall. A single dose of nicotine improved recall performance on supraspan lists (30 words), but not on short lists (10 words). The same dose of nicotine had no effect on the scopolamine-induced recall deficits observed for both 30 and 10 word lists. The results are discussed in terms of the independence of attention and memory processes and the specificity of action of these two cholinergic compounds.
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Rusted, J., Eaton-Williams, P. Distinguishing between attentional and amnestic effects in information processing: the separate and combined effects of scopolamine and nicotine on verbal free recall. Psychopharmacology 104, 363–366 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02246037
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