Term Name:	basal nucleus of telencephalon
Synonyms:	basal forebrain nucleus, basal magnocellular nucleus, basal nucleus (Meynert), magnocellular nucleus of the pallidum, magnocellular preoptic nucleus, nucleus basalis, nucleus basalis (Meynert), nucleus basalis Meynert, nucleus basalis of Meynert, nucleus basalis telencephali, nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band (Price-Powell)
Definition:	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.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010010]