David Evered & Maeve O’Connor 
Functions of the Basal Ganglia [PDF ebook] 

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Tabla de materias

Symposium on Functions of the basal ganglia, held at the Ciba
Foundation, 22-24 November 1983.

The original suggestion for this symposium came from Professor
C. D. Marsden.

Editors: David Evered (Organizer) and Maeve O’Connor.

E. V. Evarts Opening remarks.

W. J. H. Nauta and V. B. Domesick Afferent and
efferent relationships of the basal ganglia.

Discussion.

J. P. Bolam Synapses of identified neurons in the
neostriatum.

Discussion.

J. M. Deniau and G. Chevalier Synaptic
organization of output pathways of the basal ganglia: an
electroanatomical approach in the rat.

Discussion.

M. R. De Long, A. P. Georgopoulos, M. D. Crutcher, S. J.
Mitchell, R. T. Richardson and G. E. Alexander
Functional organization of the basal ganglia: contributions of
single-cell recording studies.

Discussion.

E. V. Evarts and S. P. Wise Basal ganglia outputs
and motor control.

Discussion.

General Discussion 1: Basal ganglia links for movement, mood and
memory.

The limbic striatum and pallidum.

A. M. Graybiel Neurochemically specified subsystems in
the basal ganglia.

Discussion.

J. Glowinski, M. J. Besson and A. Cheramy Role of
the thalamus in the bilateral regulation of dopaminergic and
GABAergic neurons in the basal ganglia.

Discussion.

C. Reavill, P. Jenner and C. D. Marsden
y-Aminobutyric acid and basal ganglia outflow pathways.

Discussion.

General Discussion 2: The striatal mosaic and local control of
dopamine.

S. D. Iversen Behavioural effects of manipulation of
basal ganglia neurotransmitters.

Discussion.

I. Divac The neostriatum viewed orthogonally.

Discussion.

General Discussion 3: Dopamine depletion and replacement.

Models for basal ganglia disease.

C. D. Marsden Which motor disorder in Parkinson’s disease
indicates the true motor function of the basal ganglia?

Discussion.

A. M. Wing and E. Miller Basal ganglia lesions and
psychological analyses of the control of voluntary movement.

Discussion.

Final general discussion: Local regulation of transmitter
release in the basal ganglia.

The subthalamic nucleus.

E. V. Evarts Closing remarks.

Index of contributors.

Subject index.

Sobre el autor

David Evered and Maeve O’Connor are the editors of Functions of the Basal Ganglia and other titles.