MEDIAL SEPTAL NUCLEUS
\mˈiːdiːəl sˈɛptə͡l njˈuːklɪəs], \mˈiːdiːəl sˈɛptəl njˈuːklɪəs], \m_ˈiː_d_iː__ə_l s_ˈɛ_p_t_əl n_j_ˈuː_k_l_ɪ__ə_s]\
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Neural nuclei situated in the septal region. They have afferent and cholinergic efferent connections with a variety of forebrain and brainstem areas including the hippocampus, the lateral hypothalamus, the tegmentum, and the amygdala. Included are the dorsal, lateral, medial, and triangular septal nuclei, septofimbrial nucleus, nucleus of diagonal band, nucleus of anterior commissure, and the nucleus of stria terminalis.
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