Muscarinic M1 Receptors Modulate Working Memory Performance and Activity via KCNQ Potassium Channels in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex
Galvin VC, Yang ST, Paspalas CD, Yang Y, Jin LE, Datta D, Morozov YM, Lightbourne TC, Lowet AS, Rakic P, Arnsten AFT, Wang M. Muscarinic M1 Receptors Modulate Working Memory Performance and Activity via KCNQ Potassium Channels in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex. Neuron 2020, 106: 649-661.e4. PMID: 32197063, PMCID: PMC7244366, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFemaleKCNQ Potassium ChannelsMacaca mulattaMaleMemory, Short-TermNeuronsPrefrontal CortexReceptor, Muscarinic M1ConceptsKCNQ channelsInverted-U dose responseCell firingPrefrontal cortexMuscarinic M1 receptorsKCNQ potassium channelsSingle-unit recordingsPrimate prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCholinergic alterationsKCNQ isoformsM1 receptorsPyramidal neuronsCholinergic depletionMuscarinic M1Cognitive disordersAged monkeysPersistent firingRecurrent excitationPotassium channelsAppropriate targetsDose responseM1R stimulationSensory inputCortex