The Acetylcholine Index: An Electroencephalographic Marker of Cholinergic Activity in the Living Human Brain Applied to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias | Zendy

Magnús Jóhannsson | Zendy; Jón Snædal | Zendy; Gı́sli Hólmar Jóhannesson | Zendy; Thorkell Gudmundsson | Zendy; Kristinn Johnsen | Zendy

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The Acetylcholine Index: An Electroencephalographic Marker of Cholinergic Activity in the Living Human Brain Applied to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Author(s) -

Magnús Jóhannsson,

Jón Snædal,

Gı́sli Hólmar Jóhannesson,

Thorkell Gudmundsson,

Kristinn Johnsen

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1421-9824

pISSN - 1420-8008

DOI - 10.1159/000367889

Subject(s) - cholinergic , dementia , acetylcholine , alzheimer's disease , cognitive decline , population , cholinergic neuron , electroencephalography , psychology , neuroscience , medicine , degenerative disease , endocrinology , disease , environmental health

The cholinergic hypothesis is well established and has led to the development of pharmacological treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there has previously been no physiological means of monitoring cholinergic activity in vivo.

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