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Table 1 Acetylcholine Receptors and Function in Brain.

From: M1 muscarinic receptor for the development of auditory cortical function

Nicotinic

Muscarinic

 

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

Facilitates thalamocortical transmission[25]

Neurite outgrowth[26]

    

Unclear roles in plasticity and development

Promotes Cell Survival[27]

 

Promotes Cell Survival[27]

 

Promotes Cell Survival[27]

 

Impact auditory plasticity[28–30]

Impact auditory plasticity[30]

Impact auditory plasticity[30]

Impact auditory plasticity[30]

Impact auditory plasticity[30]

 

Proposed importance in cortical development[28, 29, 31]

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