title: The basal ganglia and the initiation of movement.
abstract: The positive and negative signs of basal ganglia disease provide strong clinical evidence that the basal ganglia and allied nuclei participate in the neural mechanisms underlying volitional activity. This chapter reviews the range of neural subsystems in the basal ganglia that may contribute to these functions and their relationships with the dopamine-containing cell groups of the substantia nigra.
authors: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Graybiel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000502:physiology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000502:physiology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine