Patients with Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease have impairments of attention and intellect because of inactivity or deterioration of their ____.

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The nucleus basalis is a group of neurons in the basal forebrain that play a critical role in attention and cognitive function. In Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, there is inactivity or deterioration of the nucleus basalis, which leads to impairments in attention and intellect. The other options, tectum, thalamus, and hippocampus, are involved in other functions such as visual processing, sensory relay, and memory consolidation, respectively.

Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Have Impairments of Attention