CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY AND CONSTRAINTS ON INFORMATION-PROCESSING

被引:44
作者
CALLAWAY, E
HALLIDAY, R
NAYLOR, H
机构
[1] SFVAMC116T, 4150 Clement St., San Francisco
关键词
ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTICHOLINERGICS; COGNITION; EVENT-RELATED BRAIN POTENTIALS; PERFORMANCE; PHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCOPOLAMINE;
D O I
10.1016/0301-0511(92)90002-C
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In humans, close relationships are found between cholinergic activity and constraints placed on information processing operations. This is true for all operations where the effects of cholinergic activity have been studied. Studies of vigilance, memory, problem solving, stimulus processing and response processing are cited as illustrations. These studies suggest the hypothesis that cholinergic activity controls constraints in all information processing operations. Alternative hypotheses are proposed and experimental tests are suggested.
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