Scientific Understanding of Consciousness |
The multiple inhibitory loops of the basal ganglia are funneled onto the relatively small ventralis anterior and ventralis lateralis (VA/VL) nuclei of the thalamus, affecting cortical–thalamic–cortical communication. The multiple loops include: (1) neocortex–striatum–pallidum, (2) neocortex–striatum–substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr), (3) neocortex–subthalamic nucleus (STN)–pallidum, (4) neocortex–STN–SNr. |
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