The nucleus basalis magnocellularis cholinergic system: one hundred years of progress

GL Wenk - Neurobiology of learning and memory, 1997 - Elsevier
The nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) contains a population of large cholinergic (Ch)
neurons that send their axons to the entire cortical mantle, the olfactory bulbs, and the …

The role of cholinergic projections from the nucleus basalis in memory

A Dekker, DJ Connor, LJ Thal - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 1991 - Elsevier
The behavioral effects of lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) are
reviewed, focusing on the anatomical extent of the lesion, the involvement of …

Nucleus basalis magnocellularis and memory: differential effects of two neurotoxins

AL Markowska, GL Wenk, DS Olton - Behavioral and neural biology, 1990 - Elsevier
Although the cholinergic system is involved in memory, noncholinergic systems may also
contribute to memory. Lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) produce …

Differential oscillatory properties of cholinergic and non‐cholinergic nucleus basalis neurons in guinea pig brain slice

A Alonso, A Khateb, P Fort, BE Jones… - European Journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence has suggested that the nucleus basalis magnocellularis has the potential to
influence the functional state of the cerebral cortex through topographically organized …

Learning and memory deficits after lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis: reversal by physostigmine

CL Murray, HC Fibiger - Neuroscience, 1985 - Elsevier
The role of the cholinergic nucleus basalis magnocellularis in spatial learning and memory
was studied in the rat. Animals received bilateral injections of ibotenic acid (5 μg/μl) into the …

Reversible inactivation of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis induces disruption of cortical acetylcholine release and acquisition, but not retrieval, of aversive …

MI Miranda… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
The basal forebrain complex, which includes the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM),
provides widespread cholinergic and γ-aminobutyric acid-containing projections throughout …

Behavioural, biochemical and histochemical effects of different neurotoxic amino acids injected into nucleus basalis magnocellularis of rats

SB Dunnet, IQ Whishaw, GH Jones, ST Bunch - Neuroscience, 1987 - Elsevier
Lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis in rats have been used to investigate
functions of the extrinsic cortical cholinergic system which originates from these neurons …

The basal forebrain-cortical cholinergic system: interpreting the functional consequences of excitotoxic lesions

SB Dunnett, BJ Everitt, TW Robbins - Trends in neurosciences, 1991 - cell.com
Ibotenic acid and kainic acid lesions of the basal forebrain induce profound deficits in
performance on a wide variety of tasks involving discrimination learning and memory. These …

Brain cholinergic systems

M Steriade - (No Title), 1990 - cir.nii.ac.jp
< jats: title> Abstract</jats: title>< jats: p> This book stemmed from an IBRO symposium that
took place in Leipzig, from 12 to 14 August 1987. Local organizers were D. Biesold and V …

Afferents to basal forebrain cholinergic projection neurons: an update

L Záborszky, WE Cullinan, A Braun - The basal forebrain: Anatomy to …, 1991 - Springer
The basal forebrain cholinergic projection (BFC) system has been the focus of considerable
attention as a result of evidence implicating it in a number of behavioral functions, including …