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basal forebrain

basal forebrain

a region of the ventral forebrain near the corpus callosum containing cholinergic neurons that project widely to the cerebral cortex and hippocampus and are thought to be important in aspects of memory, learning, and attention. See basal nucleus of Meynert.

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