Addition of memantine for augmentation

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A 76-year-old male has been taking donepezil 10mg daily for 7 months, and his wife reports to the PMHNP that the medication does not seem to be working as well. The PMHNP considers the addition of memantine for augmentation due to which mechanism of action?

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