In a trial of deep-brain stimulation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the nucleus basalis of Meynert—a major source of cholinergic input up into the cortex—was shown to be a safe target, ...

Research led by senior author Norman M. Weinberger, a research professor of neurobiology & behavior at UC Irvine, and colleagues has shown that specific memories can be made by directly altering brain ...

Figure 1: The GP and bordering nucleus basalis contain two cell types that project to FC. Figure 3: GP–FC cells release GABA and ACh in FC. Figure 4: The GP–FC projection is a basal ganglia output ...