High density of nicotinic receptors in the cingulo-insular network
High density of nicotinic receptors in the cingulo-insular network
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Amsterdam: Elsevier Inc
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English
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Amsterdam: Elsevier Inc
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The nicotinic system plays an important role in ordinary cognition, particularly in attention. The main nicotinic receptor in the human brain is the heteromeric α4β2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), which is distributed throughout the brain, with an especially high density in the thalamus and brainstem. Despite the important role...
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High density of nicotinic receptors in the cingulo-insular network
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1500798464
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1500798464
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1053-8119
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1095-9572
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10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.074
