Acetylcholine (ACh) has long been implicated in the regulation of arousal or wakefulness.
However, the anatomical basis for this regulation had been missing because relatively little …

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 …

Publisher Summary Since the demonstration of the presence and synthesis of acetylcholine
(ACh) in specific neuronal systems within the brain, a wealth of information concerning the …

The present study examined the role of the basal forebrain corticopetal cholinergic
projection in the regulation of cortical electroencephalographic activity across sleep/wake …

Publisher Summary The basal forebrain is composed of an affiliation of heterogeneous
structures and includes the medial septum, ventral pallidum (VP), diagonal band nuclei …

The basal forebrain constitutes the ventral extra-thalamic relay from the brainstem activating
system to the cerebral cortex. Cholinergic neurons form an important contingent of this relay …

The basal forebrain and in particular its cholinergic projections to the cerebral cortex have
long been implicated in the maintenance of cortical activation. This review summarizes …

Whereas earlier nomenclature schemata were based primarily on brain cytoarchitecture and
connections, more recent technical advances have made possible chemoarchitectonic …

Describing the function of the basal forebrain cholinergic system (BFCS) is complicated by
the fact that both anatomical and neurochemical criteria define the system. Ideally, functions …

Cholinergic basal forebrain structures are implicated in cortical arousal and regulation of the
sleep–wake cycle. Cholinergic neurones are innervated by noradrenergic terminals …