The basal ganglia: learning new tricks and loving it

AM Graybiel - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2005 - Elsevier
Current opinion in neurobiology, 2005Elsevier
The field of basal ganglia research is exploding on every level—from discoveries at the
molecular level to those based on human brain imaging. A remarkable series of new
findings support the view that the basal ganglia are essential for some forms of learning-
related plasticity. Other new findings are challenging some of the basic tenets of the field as
it now stands. Combined with the new evidence on learning-related functions of the basal
ganglia, these studies suggest that the basal ganglia are parts of a brain-wide set of …
The field of basal ganglia research is exploding on every level — from discoveries at the molecular level to those based on human brain imaging. A remarkable series of new findings support the view that the basal ganglia are essential for some forms of learning-related plasticity. Other new findings are challenging some of the basic tenets of the field as it now stands. Combined with the new evidence on learning-related functions of the basal ganglia, these studies suggest that the basal ganglia are parts of a brain-wide set of adaptive neural systems promoting optimal motor and cognitive control.
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