Open AccessBasal ganglia play a crucial role in decision making
Author(s) -
Florence Thibaut
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
dialogues in clinical neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.11
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1958-5969
pISSN - 1294-8322
DOI - 10.31887/dcns.2016.18.1/fthibaut
Subject(s) - basal ganglia , striatum , neuroscience , indirect pathway of movement , direct pathway of movement , psychology , basal (medicine) , dopamine , biology , central nervous system , endocrinology , insulin
Many studies have suggested that the striatum, located at the interface of the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamic circuit, consists of separate circuits that serve distinct functions It plays an important role in motor planning, value processing, and decision making.
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