CHOLINERGIC CONTROL OF COGNITIVE RESOURCES

In this paper, we describe our approach to the investigation of cholin ergic modulation of human information processing. In a continuing seri es of studies from our laboratories, we have systematically examined t he extent to which current psychological models of information process ing provide an adequate framework for the interpretation of the modula tory effects of cholinergic agents on cognitive performance measures. We suggest that the data are consistent with the view of attention and memory as processes which operate through a common, limited capacity executive mechanism, rather than separable serial processes described in the traditional modular models of memory.