Activation to Acquisition: Functional Aspects of the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Current Status of the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System: A Preview and Commentary....Pages 1-9
The Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System: An Evolving Concept in the Neurobiology of the Forebrain....Pages 11-71
Behavioral Neuroanatomy of Cholinergic Innervation in the Primate Cerebral Cortex....Pages 73-85
Input/Output Relations of the Magnocellular Nuclei of the Basal Forebrain....Pages 87-113
Role of the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System in Cortical Activation and Arousal....Pages 115-133
Functional Implications of Tonic and Phasic Activity Changes in Nucleus Basalis Neurons....Pages 135-166
Actions of Acetylcholine on Cortical Neurons: Pieces in the Puzzle About Mechanisms Underlying Learning....Pages 167-187
Acetylcholine Modulation of Cellular Excitability Via Muscarinic Receptors: Functional Plasticity in Auditory Cortex....Pages 189-246
Basal Forebrain, Memory and Attention....Pages 247-262
An Analysis of the Basal Forebrain Contribution to Learning and Memory....Pages 263-288
Ocular Dominance Plasticity in Kitten Visual Cortex: Integration of Noradrenergic and Cholinergic Regulation....Pages 289-324
Cholinergic Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity in Sensory Neocortex....Pages 325-345
The Cholinergic Basal Forebrain as a Cognitive Machine....Pages 347-380
Back Matter....Pages 381-392