• DOI:10.1016/0028-3932(84)90073-3
Corpus ID: 7110504

An involvement of acetylcholine in object discrimination learning and memory in the marmoset

@article{Ridley1984AnIO,
  title={An involvement of acetylcholine in object discrimination learning and memory in the marmoset},
  author={R. Ridley and P. Bowes and H. Baker and T. Crow},
  journal={Neuropsychologia},
  year={1984},
  volume={22},
  pages={253-263}
}

R. Ridley, P. Bowes, +1 author T. Crow

Published 1984

Psychology, Medicine

Neuropsychologia

Five marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) were tested, using a Wisconsin General Test Apparatus, on a series of junk object visual discrimination tasks, including new learning, 24-hr reversal and 24-hr retention. The effects of administering the cholinergic receptor blocking agent, scopolamine either just before or immediately after the new learning task, or just before the 24-hr reversal and retention tasks, were assessed. Results suggest that scopolamine impairs new learning and impairs the… CONTINUE READING

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