Question

Function of basalganglia

Answer 1

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The basal ganglia are a collection of nuclei found on both sides of the thalamus, outside and above the limbic system, but below the cingulate gyrus and within the temporal lobes.  Although glutamate is the most common neurotransmitter here as everywhere in the brain, the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA plays the most important role in the basal ganglia.

The largest group of these nuclei are called the corpus striatum ("striped body"), made up of the caudatenucleus ("tail"), the putamen ("shell"), the globus pallidus ("pale globe"), and the nucleus accumbens("leaning").  All of these structures a double ones, one set on each side of the central septum.

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