Because cholinergic interneurons are clustered in the chang

Because cholinergic interneurons are clustered in the _______ changes in cholinergic function can affect _______

a.
amygdala; emotional responses

b.
thalamus; temperature regulation

c.
striatum; movement

d.
striatum; emotional responses

Solution

Answer:

c. striatum; movement

Explanation:

Cholinergic interneurons are typified by the tonically-active ACh neurons of the striatum and nucleus accumbens, and there is some indication from anatomical studies that cholinergic interneurons are present in the rodent and human neocortex, but not the non-human primate cortex. Function of striatal cholinergic interneurons is also impaired in patients with movement disorders that are dependent on function of the dopaminergic system such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease and in animal models of these diseases