Internet World Congress '98 Invited Symposium

	Role of the Basal Forebrain Neurons in Cortical Activation and Behavioural State Regulation Chair: Kazue Semba (Dalhousie University, Canada)

0136 The basal forebrain cholinergic system: direct cortical activator and mediator of activation induced by excitation of secondary brain systems H.C. Dringenberg (Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada)

0163 Cortical Afferents Originating in the Basal Forebrain: Mediation of Specific Aspects of Attentional Processing Versus General Assumptions about Cortical Activation and Behavioral State. M Sarter (Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, USA) JP Bruno (Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, USA)

0367 Tonic and Phasic Influence of Basal Forebrain Unit Activity on the Cortical EEG L. Detari (Department of Comparative Physiology, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary)

0388 Adenosinergic Modulation Of Basal Forebrain (BF) Neurons In The Control Of Behavioral State RW McCarley (Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Brockton VA Medical Center, USA)

0400 Sleep-Waking Discharge Patterns of Basal Forebrain Neurons in Rats and Cats R Szymusiak (Department of Medicine, University of Calfornia at Los Angeles, USA)

0461 Adenosine Mediated Disinhibition Of The Ventrolateral Preoptic Area SR Morairty (Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School / Brockton VAMC, USA) DG Rainnie (Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School / Brockton VAMC, USA) RW McCarley (Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School / Brockton VAMC, USA) RW Greene (Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School / Brockton VAMC, USA)

0515 Introduction: Exploring the Multiple Functions of Basal Forebrain Neurons. Kazue Semba (Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Dalhousie University, Canada)

0608 Long-Lasting Effects of Basal Forebrain Stimulation: Does Acetylcholine Have a Role in Functional Plasticity D Rasmusson (Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Canada)

0891 Why and How Is the Basal Forebrain Important for Modulating Cortical Activity across the Sleep-Waking Cycle? B.E. Jones (Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)