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Cholinergic drug

A medication that mimics or enhances the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

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Examples of cognitive enhancement cholinergic drugs include the Alzheimer's drugs Galantamine, Donepezil, Rivastigmine, Tacrine and Meclofenoxate.

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Cholinergic drugs as probes to investigate lesion-induced deficits and transplant-induced functional recovery.

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In a literature review of studies that examined the effects of various cholinergic drugs on psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease patients, Dr.

Cholinergics Ease Psychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's

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