Medial septum

Medial septal nucleus
Medial septal nucleus of the mouse brain
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Identifiers
Latin	nucleus septalis medialis
NeuroLex ID	Medial septal nucleus
TA	A14.1.09.269 A14.1.09.446
FMA	61879
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy []

The medial septal nucleus is one of the septal nuclei. Neurons in this nucleus give rise to the bulk of efferents from the septal nuclei. A major projection from the medial septal nucleus terminates in the hippocampal formation.

It plays a role in the generation of theta waves.