Functional architecture of basal ganglia circuits: neural substrates of parallel processing.

@article{citeulike:1016729, abstract = {Concepts of basal ganglia organization have changed markedly over the past decade, due to significant advances in our understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of these structures. Independent evidence from each of these fields has reinforced a growing perception that the functional architecture of the basal ganglia is essentially parallel in nature, regardless of the perspective from which these structures are viewed. This represents a significant departure from earlier concepts of basal ganglia organization, which generally emphasized the serial aspects of their connectivity. Current evidence suggests that the basal ganglia are organized into several structurally and functionally distinct 'circuits' that link cortex, basal ganglia and thalamus, with each circuit focused on a different portion of the frontal lobe. In this review, Garrett Alexander and Michael Crutcher, using the basal ganglia 'motor' circuit as the principal example, discuss recent evidence indicating that a parallel functional architecture may also be characteristic of the organization within each individual circuit.}, address = {Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.}, author = {Alexander, G. E. and Crutcher, M. D. }, citeulike-article-id = {1016729}, issn = {0166-2236}, journal = {Trends Neurosci}, keywords = {basalganglia}, month = {July}, number = {7}, pages = {266--271}, posted-at = {2006-12-27 12:18:49}, priority = {2}, title = {Functional architecture of basal ganglia circuits: neural substrates of parallel processing.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1695401}, volume = {13}, year = {1990} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1016729 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1016729 TI - Functional architecture of basal ganglia circuits: neural substrates of parallel processing. JF - Trends Neurosci VL - 13 IS - 7 SP - 266 EP - 271 AD - Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205. SN - 0166-2236 N2 - Concepts of basal ganglia organization have changed markedly over the past decade, due to significant advances in our understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of these structures. Independent evidence from each of these fields has reinforced a growing perception that the functional architecture of the basal ganglia is essentially parallel in nature, regardless of the perspective from which these structures are viewed. This represents a significant departure from earlier concepts of basal ganglia organization, which generally emphasized the serial aspects of their connectivity. Current evidence suggests that the basal ganglia are organized into several structurally and functionally distinct 'circuits' that link cortex, basal ganglia and thalamus, with each circuit focused on a different portion of the frontal lobe. In this review, Garrett Alexander and Michael Crutcher, using the basal ganglia 'motor' circuit as the principal example, discuss recent evidence indicating that a parallel functional architecture may also be characteristic of the organization within each individual circuit. KW - basalganglia AU - Alexander, GE AU - Crutcher, MD PY - 1990/07// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1695401 ER -