Cognitive functions of cortical acetylcholine: toward a unifying hypothesis

Mnemonic coding of visual space in the monkey's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Funahashi, S., Bruce, C. J., & Goldman-Rakic, P. S. (1989) · Journal of Neurophysiology · doi:10.1152/jn.1989.61.2.331 · Cited by 2,685

Large-scale neurocognitive networks and distributed processing for attention, language, and memory

Mesulam, M. (1990) · Annals of Neurology · doi:10.1002/ana.410280502 · Cited by 2,684

Cholinergic systems in mammalian brain and spinal cord

WOOLF, N. (1991) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/0301-0082(91)90006-m · Cited by 948

Locus coeruleus neurons in monkey are selectively activated by attended cues in a vigilance task

Aston-Jones, G., Rajkowski, J., Kubiak, P., & Alexinsky, T. (1994) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.14-07-04467.1994 · Cited by 637

Microdialysis measurement of cortical and hippocampal acetylcholine release during sleep-wake cycle in freely moving cats

Marrosu, F., Portas, C., Mascia, M. S., Casu, M. A., Fà, M., Giagheddu, M., Imperato, A., & Gessa, G. L. (1995) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(94)01399-3 · Cited by 480

Behavioral vigilance following infusions of 192 IgG-saporin into the basal forebrain: selectivity of the behavioral impairment and relation to cortical AChE-positive fiber density

McGaughy, J., Kaiser, T., & Sarter, M. (1996) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.110.2.247 · Cited by 435

Cholinergic modulation of the functional organization of the cat visual cortex

Sillito, A. M., & Kemp, J. A. (1983) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(83)90015-x · Cited by 387

Piecing together the Puzzle of Basal Forebrain Anatomy

Heimer, L., & Alheid, G. F. (1991) · Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-0145-6_1 · Cited by 310

Basal forebrain cholinergic lesions disrupt increments but not decrements in conditioned stimulus processing

Chiba, A., Bucci, D., Holland, P., & Gallagher, M. (1995) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.15-11-07315.1995 · Cited by 257

Selective immunotoxic lesions of basal forebrain cholinergic cells: Effects on learning and memory in rats.

Baxter, M. G., Bucci, D. J., Gorman, L. K., Wiley, R. G., & Gallagher, M. (1995) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.109.4.714 · Cited by 248

Uncertainty, Neuromodulation, and Attention

Yu, A. J., & Dayan, P. (2005) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2005.04.026 · Cited by 1,774

Alzheimer's disease: Targeting the Cholinergic System

H. Ferreira-Vieira, T., M. Guimaraes, I., R. Silva, F., & M. Ribeiro, F. (2016) · Current Neuropharmacology · doi:10.2174/1570159x13666150716165726 · Cited by 1,551

The cognitive neuroscience of sustained attention: where top-down meets bottom-up.

Sarter, M., Givens, B., & Bruno, J. P. (2001) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0165-0173(01)00044-3 · Cited by 1,194

The neuroendocrinology of social isolation

Cacioppo, J. T., Cacioppo, S., Capitanio, J. P., & Cole, S. W. (2015) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev-psych-010814-015240 · Cited by 977

The medial prefrontal cortex in the rat: evidence for a dorso-ventral distinction based upon functional and anatomical characteristics

Heidbreder, C. A., & Groenewegen, H. J. (2003) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2003.09.003 · Cited by 882

Unraveling the attentional functions of cortical cholinergic inputs: interactions between signal-driven and cognitive modulation of signal detection

Sarter, M., Hasselmo, M. E., Bruno, J. P., & Givens, B. (2005) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2004.08.006 · Cited by 667

Targeting acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase in dementia

Lane, R. M., Potkin, S. G., & Enz, A. (2005) · The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1017/s1461145705005833 · Cited by 654

Prefrontal Acetylcholine Release Controls Cue Detection on Multiple Timescales

Parikh, V., Kozak, R., Martinez, V., & Sarter, M. (2007) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.08.025 · Cited by 623

More attention must be paid: The neurobiology of attentional effort

Sarter, M., Gehring, W. J., & Kozak, R. (2006) · Brain Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2005.11.002 · Cited by 552

Dissociable aspects of performance on the 5-choice serial reaction time task following lesions of the dorsal anterior cingulate, infralimbic and orbitofrontal cortex in the rat: differential effects on selectivity, impulsivity and compulsivity

Chudasama, Y., Passetti, F., Rhodes, S. E. V., Lopian, D., Desai, A., & Robbins, T. W. (2003) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2003.09.020 · Cited by 518

Neurobehavioral mechanisms of impulsivity: fronto-striatal systems and functional neurochemistry

Dalley, J. W., Mar, A. C., Economidou, D., & Robbins, T. W. (2008) · Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2007.12.021 · Cited by 467

Neuromodulation of Attention

Thiele, A., & Bellgrove, M. A. (2018) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.01.008 · Cited by 350

Drugs as instruments: A new framework for non-addictive psychoactive drug use

Müller, C. P., & Schumann, G. (2011) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · doi:10.1017/s0140525x11000057 · Cited by 286

Differential regulation of fronto-executive function by the monoamines and acetylcholine

Robbins, T., & Roberts, A. (2007) · Cerebral Cortex · doi:10.1093/cercor/bhm066 · Cited by 279

Increases in cortical acetylcholine release during sustained attention performance in rats

Himmelheber, A. M., Sarter, M., & Bruno, J. P. (2000) · Cognitive Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0926-6410(00)00012-4 · Cited by 261

Short- and long-term effects of cholinergic modulation on gamma oscillations and response synchronization in the visual cortex

Rodriguez, R., Kallenbach, U., Singer, W., & Munk, M. H. J. (2004) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1839-04.2004 · Cited by 246

Sustained Visual Attention Performance-Associated Prefrontal Neuronal Activity: Evidence for Cholinergic Modulation

Gill, T. M., Sarter, M., & Givens, B. (2000) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.20-12-04745.2000 · Cited by 228

Differential cortical acetylcholine release in rats performing a sustained attention task versus behavioral control tasks that do not explicitly tax attention

Arnold, H. M., Burk, J. A., Hodgson, E. M., Sarter, M., & Bruno, J. P. (2002) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00292-0 · Cited by 195

Nicotine-induced enhancement of attention in the five-choice serial reaction time task: the influence of task demands

Hahn, B., Shoaib, M., & Stolerman, I. (2002) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-002-1005-6 · Cited by 188

Alzheimer's Disease Puzzle: Delving into Pathogenesis Hypotheses

(2024) · aging and disease · doi:10.14336/ad.2023.0608 · Cited by 183

Cholinergic nerve terminals establish classical synapses in the rat cerebral cortex: synaptic pattern and age-related atrophy

Turrini, P., Casu, M. A., Wong, T. P., De Koninck, Y., Ribeiro-da-Silva, A., & Cuello, A. C. (2001) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00172-5 · Cited by 135

Enhancement of sustained attention performance by the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist ABT-418 in intact but not basal forebrain-lesioned rats

McGaughy, J., Decker, M. W., & Sarter, M. (1999) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s002130050991 · Cited by 128

Cholinergic augmentation modulates visual task performance in sleep-deprived young adults

Chuah, L. Y. M., & Chee, M. W. L. (2008) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.4045-08.2008 · Cited by 118

Rapid assessment of in vivo cholinergic transmission by amperometric detection of changes in extracellular choline levels

Parikh, V., Pomerleau, F., Huettl, P., Gerhardt, G. A., Sarter, M., & Bruno, J. P. (2004) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03614.x · Cited by 117

Prefrontal nicotinic receptors control novel social interaction between mice

Avale, M. E., Chabout, J., Pons, S., Serreau, P., De Chaumont, F., Olivo‐Marin, J., Bourgeois, J., Maskos, U., Changeux, J., & Granon, S. (2011) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fj.10-178558 · Cited by 114

The cholinergic hypothesis of cognitive impairment caused by traumatic brain injury

Arciniegas, D. B. (2003) · Current Psychiatry Reports · doi:10.1007/s11920-003-0074-5 · Cited by 107

Operant performance and cortical acetylcholine release: role of response rate, reward density, and non-contingent stimuli

Himmelheber, A. M., Sarter, M., & Bruno, J. P. (1997) · Cognitive Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0926-6410(97)00014-1 · Cited by 68

Dissociation of attention in learning and action: effects of lesions of the amygdala central nucleus, medial prefrontal cortex, and posterior parietal cortex

Maddux, J.-M., Kerfoot, E. C., Chatterjee, S., & Holland, P. C. (2007) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.121.1.63 · Cited by 67

I: Longitudinal changes in aging brain function

Beason-Held, L. L., Kraut, M. A., & Resnick, S. M. (2008) · Neurobiology of Aging · doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.10.031 · Cited by 63

Detecting effects of donepezil on visual selective attention using signal detection parameters in Alzheimer's disease

Foldi, N. S., White, R. E. C., & Schaefer, L. A. (2005) · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/gps.1319 · Cited by 51

More Signs of Neurotoxicity of Surfactants and Flame Retardants - Neonatal PFOS and PBDE 99 Cause Transcriptional Alterations in Cholinergic Genes in the Mouse CNS

Hallgren, S., Fredriksson, A., & Viberg, H. (2015) · Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.etap.2015.06.014 · Cited by 48

Muscarinic acetylcholine neurotransmission enhances the late-phase of long-term potentiation in the hippocampal–prefrontal cortex pathway of rats in vivo: A possible involvement of monoaminergic systems

Lopes Aguiar, C., Romcy-Pereira, R. N., Escorsim Szawka, R., Galvis-Alonso, O. Y., Anselmo-Franci, J. A., & Pereira Leite, J. (2008) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.02.040 · Cited by 42

Effects of neonatal ventral hippocampal lesion in rats on stress-induced acetylcholine release in the prefrontal cortex

Laplante, F., Stevenson, C. W., Gratton, A., Srivastava, L. K., & Quirion, R. (2004) · Journal of Neurochemistry · doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02831.x · Cited by 40

Bridging the gap between rodents and humans: The role of non‐human primates in oxytocin research

Putnam, P. T., Young, L. J., & Gothard, K. M. (2018) · American Journal of Primatology · doi:10.1002/ajp.22756 · Cited by 28

Evaluation of state and trait biomarkers in healthy volunteers for the development of novel drug treatments in schizophrenia

Koychev, I., Barkus, E., Ettinger, U., Killcross, S., Roiser, J. P., Wilkinson, L., & Deakin, B. (2011) · Journal of Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1177/0269881111414450 · Cited by 24

Neuroprotective effects of quercetin 3-O-sophoroside from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. on scopolamine-induced amnesia in mice

Shen, H., Zheng, Y., Chen, R., Huang, X., & Shi, G. (2021) · Journal of Functional Foods · doi:10.1016/j.jff.2020.104291 · Cited by 15