“…The use of the muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonist scopolamine to induce animal models of amnesia and cognitive dysfunctions has been widely accepted (Akinyemi, Oboh, Oyeleye, & Ogunsuyi, ; El‐Khadragy, Al‐Olayan, & Abdel Moneim, ; Marisco et al., ). The ability of scopolamine to impair memory is characterized by dysfunction of the central cholinergic system of neurotransmission, impaired neuronal antioxidant status, and alteration in functional neurochemistry (Akinyemi et al., ; El‐Khadragy et al., ; Goverdhan, Sravanthi, & Mamatha, ). This has therefore made scopolamine a useful drug in simulating human dementia and AD (Akinyemi et al., ; Kwon, Kim, Lee, & Jang, ; Sadek, Khan, Darras, Pockes, & Decker, ).…”