Nicotine enhances object recognition memory through inhibition of voltage-dependent potassium 7 channels in the medial prefrontal cortex of mice

• Main Authors: Hirohito Esaki (Author), Shoma Izumi (Author), Akari Fukao (Author), Naoya Nishitani (Author), Satoshi Deyama (Author), Katsuyuki Kaneda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nicotine administration enhances object recognition memory. However, target brain regions and cellular mechanisms underlying the nicotine effects remain unclear. In mice, the novel object recognition test revealed that systemic nicotine administration before training enhanced object recognition memo...