Egg yolk phospholipids reverse scopolamine–induced spatial memory deficits in mice by attenuating cholinergic damage

•Egg yolk phospholipids attenuated scopolamine-induced spatial memory deficits.•Egg yolk phospholipids prevented scopolamine-induced lesions in hippocampus.•Egg yolk phospholipids decreased the AChE activity and increased the ChAT activity.•Their neuroprotective effects were exerted by inhibiting oxidative stress in vitro.