Basal Nucleus of Meynert

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This page covers biological details of component Basal Nucleus of Meynert. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Forebrain Telencephalon -> Extended Amygdala (FAM.FT.EXTAM) -> Central Extended Amygdala (FAM.FT.CEAM) -> Substantia innominata (FT.SIN) -> Basal Nucleus of Meynert (LMC.FT.NBM) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Lower Brain - Modulatory Contol Area
Role: processor.autonomic
Function: Control imagination vs perception
Notes to function: ACh source, attention; modulatory nucleus

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.AM.AB	Accessory Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	FAM.FT.AM.BP	Parvicellular Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	FAM.FT.AM.CEM	Medial Central Amygdaloid Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	FAM.FT.BNST	Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
FEC	FEC.FD.STN.CD	Subthalamic Nucleus Caudal	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	FEC.FT.ACC.SH	Nucleus Accumbens Shell	inhibitory-gaba	Affective basal ganglia circuit (NACC -> nBM, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.AM.BM	Magnocellular Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus	modulatory-ach	(unknown reference)
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.FPC	Lateral Frontopolar Cortex	modulatory-ach	Physiology and pathophysiology of lower urinary tract (NBM -> MPFC, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	Primary Visual Cortex	modulatory-ach	(unknown reference)