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Basal nucleus
| Name: | Basal nucleus |
| Description: | One of four major groupings of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain containing neurons that project widely to the cortex and amygdala (Butler and Hodos, Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy, 3rd ed, 2005, pg 488)[1] |
| Synonym(s): | Nucleus basalis, Magnocellular basal nucleus, Nucleus basalis of Meynert, Ch4, magnocellular corticopetal cell complex[2] |
| Is part of: | Cholinergic system, Basal forebrain, Substantia innominata |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1107 |
| Organism: | Mammal |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 257 |
References
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
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| Created | 5 October 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Curator | Bill Bug + |
| Definition | One of four major groupings of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain containing neurons that project widely to the cortex and amygdala (Butler and Hodos, Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy, 3rd ed, 2005, pg 488) |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_1107 + |
| Is part of | Cholinergic system +, Basal forebrain +, and Substantia innominata + |
| Label | Basal nucleus + |
| ModifiedDate | 23 March 2013 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=257 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Species | Mammal + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | Nucleus basalis +, Magnocellular basal nucleus +, Nucleus basalis of Meynert +, Ch4 +, and magnocellular corticopetal cell complex + |
| Umlscui | C0004788 + |