a(HP:"cholinergic neuron") increases bp(GO:cognition)

PubMed:25514383

The role of the cholinergic system in cognition and the modification observed in neurodegenerative diseases, and in particular in the case of AD, led to the formulation of the “cholinergic hypothesis” of geriatric disorders (Bartus et al., 1982; Contestabile, 2011), according to which the reduction in cholinergic innervation is responsible for the cognitive decline observed in AD patients

MeSH

Alzheimer Disease

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