A group of neurons in the basal forebrain that has wide projections to the neocortex and is rich in acetylcholine and choline acetyltransferase. It undergoes degeneration in paralysis agitans and Alzheimer's disease. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001480 ]
Synonyms: basal nuclei of Meynert substantia basalis telencephali basal nucleus basal substance of telencephalon nucleus basalis basal nucleus of Meynert basal magnocellular nucleus (substantia innominata) nucleus basalis of Meynert Meynert's nucleus ganglion of Meynert
Term information
- Wikipedia:Nucleus_basalis_of_Meynert
- BTO:0001480
- neuronames:275 (BIRNLEX:1107)
- BAMS:MCPO
- PBA:10141
- BIRNLEX:1107
- FMA:61887
- BAMS:MA
- UMLS:C0004788 (BIRNLEX:1107)
- SCTID:369109003
- HBA:4308
- DHBA:10353
- MESH:D020532
- Wikipedia:Basal_optic_nucleus_of_Meynert
nucleus basalis (Meynert)
magnocellular preoptic nucleus
magnocellular nucleus of the pallidum
nucleus basalis Meynert
nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band (Price-Powell)
basal forebrain nucleus
nucleus basalis telencephali
basal nucleus (Meynert)
basal magnocellular nucleus
The NBM is inferior to the globus pallidus and within an area known as the substantia innominata