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Scopolamine is commonly used to induce cognitive and memory deficits in mouse models.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study investigated the neuroprotective potential of a <jats:italic>Zophobas atratus<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>Za<\/jats:italic>) and <jats:italic>Tenebrio molitor<\/jats:italic> (Tm) extract mixture (ZaTm mixture) in mitigating scopolamine-induced cognitive and memory deficits in mice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Behavioral assessments, including the Morris water maze, Y-maze, and light\/dark tests, demonstrated that the ZaTm mixture significantly enhanced memory and cognitive function in treated mice. Furthermore, the ZaTm mixture restored the disrupted expression of choline acetyltransferase and acetylcholinesterase in the hippocampi of scopolamine-treated mice. Additionally, scopolamine-induced glutamatergic\/GABAergic dysfunction was markedly improved following treatment with the ZaTm mixture. The extract also exhibited neuroprotective effects by enhancing the activity of antioxidants, such as glutathione and malondialdehyde, and key enzymes, including catalase and superoxide dismutase. 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