Basal Nucleus of Meynert
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Comparison of the spatial distribution of seven types of neuroendocrine neurons in the rat paraventricular nucleus: toward a global 3D model.

8 Oct 2009 The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) coordinates neuroendocrine, autonomic, and behavioral responses to help maintain energy and body water balance. The rat paraventricular nucleus has three major divisions: descending with axonal ... Read more...

Cognitive functions in a patient with Parkinson-dementia syndrome undergoing deep brain stimulation.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Dementia represents one of the most challenging health problems. Despite intense research, available therapies have thus far only achieved modest results. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment option for some movement ... Read more...

Mapping of brain acetylcholinesterase alterations in Lewy body disease by PET.

25 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To characterize brain cholinergic deficits in Parkinson disease (PD), PD with dementia (PDD), and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS: Participants included 18 patients with PD, 21 patients with PDD/DLB, and 26 healthy controls. The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Basal Nucleus of Meynert'

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• Comparison of the spatial distribution of seven types of neuroendocrine neurons in the rat paraventricular nucleus: toward a global 3D model. 8 Oct 2009
• Cholinergic denervation occurs early in Parkinson disease. 15 Jun 2009
• Cognitive functions in a patient with Parkinson-dementia syndrome undergoing deep brain stimulation. 30 May 2009
• Mapping of brain acetylcholinesterase alterations in Lewy body disease by PET. 25 May 2009
• Heterogeneity of histaminergic neurons in the tuberomammillary nucleus of the rat. 20 May 2009
• The role of the p75 neurotrophin receptor in cholinergic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. 18 May 2009
• Age-associated leukoaraiosis and cortical cholinergic deafferentation. 19 Apr 2009
• Cholinergic deafferentation of the neocortex using 192 IgG-saporin impairs feature binding in rats. 30 Mar 2009
• The role of the AT4 and cholinergic systems in the Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis (NBM): effects on spatial memory. 23 Mar 2009
• Parvalbumin-immunoreactive neurons and GABAergic neurons of the basal forebrain project to the rat basolateral amygdala. 9 Mar 2009
• The nucleus basalis magnocellularis contributes to feature binding in the rat. 7 Mar 2009
• Behavioral memory induced by stimulation of the nucleus basalis: effects of contingency reversal. 21 Jan 2009
• Effects of two years of conjugated equine estrogens on cholinergic neurons in young and middle-aged ovariectomized monkeys. 18 Jan 2009
• Efficacy of a murine-p75-saporin immunotoxin for selective lesions of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in mice. 7 Jan 2009
• Sex-specific 24-h acetylcholine release profile in the medial prefrontal cortex: simultaneous measurement of spontaneous locomotor activity in behaving rats. 29 Dec 2008
• Sensory memory consolidation observed: increased specificity of detail over days. 14 Dec 2008
• Roles of axonal sodium channels in precise auditory time coding at nucleus magnocellularis of the chick. 8 Nov 2008
• Induction of c-Fos expression by electrical stimulation of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis. 4 Nov 2008
• Attentional demands for demonstrating deficits following intrabasalis infusions of 192 IgG-saporin. 16 Sep 2008
• Organization of food protection behavior is differentially influenced by 192 IgG-saporin lesions of either the medial septum or the nucleus basalis magnocellularis. 14 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Basal Nucleus of Meynert'

Definition: A group of nerve cells in the substantia innominata that has wide projections to the neocortex and is rich in acetylcholine and choline acetyltransferase. In Parkinson and Alzheimer diseases the nucleus undergoes degeneration.

Descriptor UI: D020532

Alternative terms: Basal Nucleus of Meynert; Meynert Basal Nucleus; Nucleus Basalis of Meynert; Meynert Nucleus Basalis; Nucleus Basalis Magnocellularis;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211.730.885.287.249.880.100;

History Note: 2000; use SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999; for NUCLEUS BASALIS OF MEYNERT & NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGNOCELLULARIS use SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA 1984-1999