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Acetylcholine (ACh) is known to affect about half of the neurons of the cat motor cortex by causing an increase in the spontaneous rate of firing and input resistance (Krnjević et al, 1971; Woody et al, 1976; Woody et al, 1978). These effects can be prevented by local application of atropine, a muscarinic blocking agent (Swartz and Woody, 1979). The cells that respond in this way include pyramidal cells of Layer V, the neurons whose axons form the pyramidal tract (Crawford and Curtis, 1966; Krnjević and Phillis, 1963 a, b; Naito et al, 1969; Sakai and Woody, 1980; Spehlmann and Smathers, 1974).
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Woody, C.D., Wong, B. (1981). Intracellular Recording of Potassium in Neurons of the Motor Cortex of Awake Cats Following Extracellular Applications of Acetylcholine. In: Syková, E., Hník, P., Vyklický, L. (eds) Ion-Selective Microelectrodes and Their Use in Excitable Tissues. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9224-2_12
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