Author name: Kristen Hartman

Ferry B, Herbeaux K, Cosquer B, Traissard N, Galani R, Cassel JC (2007) Immunotoxic cholinergic lesions in the basal forebrain reverse the effects of entorhinal cortex lesions on conditioned odor aversion in the rat. Neurobiol Learn Mem 88:114-126. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2007.01.007 Summary: The entorhinal cortex (EC) is intimately involved in olfactory learning. Lesioning of this structure

Bailey AM, Lee JM (2007) Lesions to the nucleus basalis magnocellularis lower performance but do not block the retention of a previously acquired learning set. Brain Res 1136:110-121. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.12.028 Summary: A major source of cholinergic innervation to several cortices is the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM). Rats were trained to acquire an olfactory discrimination learning

Alenda A, Nunez A (2007) Cholinergic modulation of sensory interference in rat primary somatosensory cortical neurons. Brain Res 1133:158-167. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.11.092 Summary: One critical feature of cognition is the ability to focus on selected sensory inputs while ignoring irrelevant inputs. In this work the authors examine basal forebrain participation in sensory interference effects. Following 0.15

Fletcher BR, Baxter MG, Guzowski JF, Shapiro ML, Rapp PR (2007) Selective cholinergic depletion of the hippocampus spares both behaviorally induced Arc transcription and spatial learning and memory. Hippocampus 17:227-234. doi: 10.1002/hipo.20261 Summary: The immediate early gene Arc is required for long-term synaptic changes and memory consolidation. The authors lesioned the fornix to examine cholinergic