Dopamine - Glutamate Interactions in the Basal Ganglia

By Susan Jones (Editor)

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781420088793, 9781420088809, 9780429143625, 9780367381974
DOI
10.1201/b11284
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8322008 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
\282
Time added
2020-10-06 04:24:42
Bioscience;Biology;Cell Biology;Neuroscience;MedicDentistryNursing & Allied Health;Medicine;Anatomy

Description

The basal ganglia are involved in complex brain functions, from voluntary movement control to learning and reward processing, and they are implicated in numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders. Information from the cerebral cortex and thalamus is conveyed to basal ganglia nuclei via glutamate release, while dopamine from the midbrain is rel

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