Pharmacological Mechanisms of Cortical Enhancement Induced by the Repetitive Pairing of Visual/Cholinergic Stimulation

Jun-Il Kang; Frédéric Huppé-Gourgues; Elvire Vaucher

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141663

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Pharmacological Mechanisms of Cortical Enhancement Induced by the Repetitive Pairing of Visual/Cholinergic Stimulation

Jun-Il Kang,

Affiliations École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada, Département de Neuroscience, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada
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Frédéric Huppé-Gourgues,

Affiliation École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada
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Elvire Vaucher

* E-mail: elvire.vaucher@umontreal.ca

Affiliation École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada
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Pharmacological Mechanisms of Cortical Enhancement Induced by the Repetitive Pairing of Visual/Cholinergic Stimulation

Jun-Il Kang,
Frédéric Huppé-Gourgues,
Elvire Vaucher

Published: October 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141663

About the Authors

Jun-Il Kang

Affiliations École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada, Département de Neuroscience, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada

Frédéric Huppé-Gourgues

Affiliation École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada

Elvire Vaucher

* E-mail: elvire.vaucher@umontreal.ca

Affiliation École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 succursale centre-ville, Montréal, Qc, H3C 3J7, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JIK FHG EV. Performed the experiments: JIK. Analyzed the data: JIK FHG EV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EV. Wrote the paper: JIK FHG EV.

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