Mice deficient for striatal Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter (VAChT) display impaired short-term but normal long-term object recognition memory

•Studied mice deficient for the Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter in the striatum.•Impairment seen in object recognition memory with short retention delays.•No impairment with longer delays.•No impairment on object location memory.•Striatal acetylcholine is involved in short-term object memory. Su...

Ausführliche Beschreibung