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The muscarinic system, cognition and schizophrenia

Carruthers, Sean P., Gurvich, Caroline T., Rossell, Susan L.·2015·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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An increasing body of evidence has implicated the central muscarinic system as contributing to a number of symptoms of schizophrenia and serving as a potential target for pharmaceutical interventions. A theoretical review is presented that focuses on the central muscarinic system's contribution to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. The aim is to bridge the void between pertinent neuropsychological and neurobiological research to provide an explanatory account of the role that the central muscarinic system plays in the symptoms of schizophrenia. First, there will be a brief overview of the relevant neuropsychological schizophrenia literature, followed by a concise introduction to the central muscarinic system. Subsequently, we will draw from animal, neuropsychological and pharmacological literature, and discuss the findings in relation to cognition, schizophrenia and the muscarinic system. Whilst unifying the multiple domains of research into a concise review will act as a useful line of enquiry into the central muscarinic systems contribution to the symptoms of schizophrenia, it will be made apparent that more research is needed in this field.

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Crossref · 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.05.011

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  • The muscarinic acetylcholine system is thought to contribute to the cognitive dysfunction observed in schizophrenia.

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Authors
Carruthers, S. P., Gurvich, C. T., & Rossell, S. L.
Affiliations
The Alfred Hospital (AU)
Corresponding author
Carruthers, Sean P.
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-08
Volume
55
Pages
393-402
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W265336095
Cited by
90
References
179
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Australian Postgraduate Award
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
muscarinic receptors, schizophrenia, cognitive symptoms, neuropsychology of schizophrenia, muscarinic agonists, antimuscarinic agents, cholinergic system, antipsychotic drug targets
MeSH terms
Acetylcholine, Animals, Brain, Cognition, Humans, Receptors, Muscarinic, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Cholinergic Agents

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