Functional neuroanatomy of the basal ganglia

JL Lanciego, N Luquin… - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The “basal ganglia” refers to a group of subcortical nuclei responsible primarily for motor
control, as well as other roles such as motor learning, executive functions and behaviors …

Functional architecture of basal ganglia circuits: neural substrates of parallel processing

GE Alexander, MD Crutcher - Trends in neurosciences, 1990 - cell.com
Concepts of basal ganglia organization have changed markedly over the past decade, due
to significant advances in our understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pharmacology …

The basal ganglia: focused selection and inhibition of competing motor programs

JW Mink - Progress in neurobiology, 1996 - Elsevier
The basal ganglia comprise several nuclei in the forebrain, diencephalon, and midbrain
thought to play a significant role in the control of posture and movement. It is well recognized …

Basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits: parallel substrates for motor, oculomotor,“prefrontal” and “limbic” functions

GE Alexander, MD Crutcher, MR DeLong - Progress in brain research, 1991 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Basal ganglia contribute to a wide variety of behavioral functions,
including skeletomotor, oculomotor, cognitive, and limbic processes. This chapter focuses …

Functional significance of the cortico–subthalamo–pallidal 'hyperdirect'pathway

A Nambu, H Tokuno, M Takada - Neuroscience research, 2002 - Elsevier
How the motor-related cortical areas modulate the activity of the output nuclei of the basal
ganglia is an important issue for understanding the mechanisms of motor control by the …

Basal ganglia and cerebellar loops: motor and cognitive circuits

FA Middleton, PL Strick - Brain research reviews, 2000 - Elsevier
The traditional view that the basal ganglia and cerebellum are simply involved in the control
of movement has been challenged in recent years. One of the pivotal reasons for this …

Treatment of motor and non-motor features of Parkinson's disease with deep brain stimulation

A Fasano, A Daniele, A Albanese - The Lancet Neurology, 2012 - thelancet.com
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established procedure for the symptomatic treatment of
Parkinson's disease. Several deep brain nuclei have been stimulated, producing a wide …

Effect on parkinsonian signs and symptoms of bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation

P Limousin, P Pollak, A Benazzouz, D Hoffmann… - The Lancet, 1995 - Elsevier
In monkeys rendered parkinsonian, lesions and electrical stimulation of the subthalamic
nucleus reduce all major motor disturbances. The effect of electrical stimulation of the …

Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia. II. The place of subthalamic nucleus and external pallidium in basal ganglia circuitry

A Parent, LN Hazrati - Brain research reviews, 1995 - Elsevier
The subthalamic nucleus and the external pallidum (GPe) are classically viewed as part of
the so-called indirect pathway, which acts in concert with the direct pathway. The direct and …

The primate subthalamic nucleus. II. Neuronal activity in the MPTP model of parkinsonism

H Bergman, T Wichmann, B Karmon… - Journal of …, 1994 - journals.physiology.org
1. The neuronal mechanisms underlying the major motor signs of Parkinson's disease were
studied in the basal ganglia of parkinsonian monkeys. Three African green monkeys were …