«Essentially, they cause acetylcholine to build up in the brain, causing
hyperexcitability of neurons as well as the death of some neurons, which leads to inflammation in the brain,» said Ashok K. Shetty, PhD, a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, associate director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, research career scientist at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Medical Center,
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System and senior author of the paper.