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The role of acetylcholine in hallucinatory perception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2005

John Raymond Smythies
John Raymond Smythies*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA92037-0109
*
smythies@psy.ucsd.edu
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Abstract

This commentary reviews and extends the target article's treatment of the topic of the role of acetylcholine in hallucinatory experience in health and disease. Particular attention is paid to differentiating muscarinic and nicotinic effects in modulating the use of virtual reality mechanisms by the brain. Then, attention is drawn to the similarities between these aspects of brain function and certain aspects of television digital compression technology.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 773
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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