Functions of the Basal Ganglia

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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

Symposium on Functions of the basal ganglia, held at the CibaFoundation, 22-24 November 1983.The original suggestion for this symposium came from ProfessorC. D. Marsden.Editors: David Evered (Organizer) and Maeve O'Connor.E. V. Evarts Opening remarks.W. J. H. Nauta and V. B. Domesick Afferent andefferent relationships of the basal ganglia.Discussion.J. P. Bolam Synapses of identified neurons in theneostriatum.Discussion.J. M. Deniau and G. Chevalier Synapticorganization of output pathways of the basal ganglia: anelectroanatomical approach in the rat.Discussion.M. R. DeLong, A. P. Georgopoulos, M. D. Crutcher, S. J.Mitchell, R. T. Richardson and G. E. AlexanderFunctional organization of the basal ganglia: contributions ofsingle-cell recording studies.Discussion.E. V. Evarts and S. P. Wise Basal ganglia outputsand motor control.Discussion.General Discussion 1: Basal ganglia links for movement, mood andmemory.The limbic striatum and pallidum.A. M. Graybiel Neurochemically specified subsystems inthe basal ganglia.Discussion.J. Glowinski, M. J. Besson and A. Cheramy Role ofthe thalamus in the bilateral regulation of dopaminergic andGABAergic neurons in the basal ganglia.Discussion.C. Reavill, P. Jenner and C. D. Marsdeny-Aminobutyric acid and basal ganglia outflow pathways.Discussion.General Discussion 2: The striatal mosaic and local control ofdopamine.S. D. Iversen Behavioural effects of manipulation ofbasal 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 diseaseindicates the true motor function of the basal ganglia?Discussion.A. M. Wing and E. Miller Basal ganglia lesions andpsychological analyses of the control of voluntary movement.Discussion.Final general discussion: Local regulation of transmitterrelease in the basal ganglia.The subthalamic nucleus.E. V. Evarts Closing remarks.Index of contributors.Subject index.