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Cholinergic neurons innervating the cortex have been conceptualized as a major component of the attention system of the brain. Because of recent evidence indicating plastic mechanisms regulating choline transporter (CHT)-mediated high-affinity choline uptake, which is the rate-limiting step of acetylcholine synthesis, the present experiment determined the capacity of cholinergic terminals to transport choline, and the proportion of choline transporters localized in the membrane of synaptic terminals, in several brain regions of rats performing a cognitive vigilance task (CVT) and a simple reaction time task (SRTT) and nonperforming (NP) rats. Compared with evidence from NP rats, increased choline transporter capacity [as indicated by maximum transporter velocity (Vmax)] and an increased density of CHTs situated in synaptic plasma membrane, relative to intracellular locations, were observed in the medial prefrontal cortex of the right but not left hemisphere of CVT-performing animals. Furthermore, right medial prefrontal Vmax values of CVT-performing rats correlated positively and left medial Vmax values correlated negatively with the animals' performance in signal trials. Measures of CHT function in the brains of SRTT-performing animals did not differ significantly from those in NP rats. The present data support the hypothesis that an increased capacity of choline transporters in the right medial prefrontal cortex, primarily attributable to increased trafficking of transporters from intracellular compartments to the terminal membrane, represents a cellular mechanism contributing to the mediation of attentional performance.

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Increased Capacity and Density of Choline Transporters Situated in Synaptic Membranes of the Right Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Attentional Task-Performing Rats