title: Behavioral neuroanatomy of cholinergic innervation in the primate cerebral cortex.
abstract: This brief review summarizes the anatomy and behavioral affiliations of cortical cholinergic innervation. A depletion of this innervation has been reported in a number of human neurodegenerative conditions (including Alzheimer's disease) and may contribute to the genesis of the associated behavioral disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mesulam
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D011323:Primates
chemical_list: D000109:Acetylcholine