The Basal Ganglia II: Structure and Function—Current Concepts

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Chemical Anatomy of the Basal Ganglia in Primates....Pages 3-41
GABA and Enkephalin Immunoreactivity in Monkey Neostriatum....Pages 43-48
Organization of Peptidergic Afferents to the Striatum....Pages 49-63
The Neostriatal Mosaic: Compartmental Organization of Mesostriatal Systems....Pages 65-80
The Development of Striatal Compartments: From Proliferation to Patches....Pages 81-98
Somatostatin-Dopamine Interactions in the Rat Striatum....Pages 99-113
Application of in Vivo Electrochemistry to Cholecystokinin-Dopamine Interactions in the Ventral Striatum....Pages 115-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Role of D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptors in the Mammalian Striatum: Electrophysiological Studies and Functional Implications....Pages 145-148
Dopamine Control of Excitability Changes in Nigrostriatal Terminals....Pages 149-154
Modulation of Striatal Dopamine System by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone and Cyclo(His-Pro)....Pages 155-168
Cyperquat (MPP + ), but not MPTP or Paraquat Inhibits Oxygen Consumption in Mitochondria from Rat Striatum....Pages 169-173
Benzodiazepine Receptors in the Striatum of the Human Brain....Pages 175-184
Neurotransmitters in the Basal Ganglia and Motor Thalamus: Their Role for the Regulation of Muscle Tone....Pages 185-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Spatial Organization and Information Processing in the Core of the Basal Ganglia....Pages 205-226
Age-Related Dendritic Changes of Spiny and Aspiny Neurons in the Rodent Striatum....Pages 227-239
Boundaries and Connections of the Ventral Pallidum in Rat and Monkey, with Reference to Man....Pages 241-246
Growth Factors in the Basal Ganglia....Pages 247-260
On the Basal Ganglia of a Reptile: The Lizard Gekko Gecko ....Pages 261-281
The Detailed Morphology of the Cortical Terminals of the Thalamocortical Fibres from the Ventromedial Nucleus in the Rat....Pages 283-291
Recent Research on the Centromedian and Parafascicular Nuclei....Pages 293-319
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
A Demonstration of Tonic Inhibitory and Facilitatory Striatal Actions on Substantia Nigra Neurons....Pages 321-326
Motor Responses to GABA-ergic Interference in the Rat Entopeduncular Nucleus in Relation to Rotation Mechanisms....Pages 327-335
The Putamen Neuron: Activity and the Association of a Sensory Stimulus with Movement in the Monkey....Pages 337-347
Neuronal Activity in the Ventral Striatum of the Primate....Pages 349-356
Anatomy and Physiology of the Subthalamic Nucleus: A Driving Force of the Basal Ganglia....Pages 357-373
Front Matter....Pages 375-375
Basal Ganglia Mechanisms Mediating Experimental Dyskinesia in the Monkey....Pages 377-394
New Parallels Between Parkinson’s Disease and MPTP-Induced Parkinsonism in the Monkey....Pages 395-403
MPTP Parkinsonism in the Cat: Pattern of Neuronal Loss May Partially be Explained by the Distribution of MAO-B in the Brain....Pages 405-413
Altered Tonic Activity of Neurons in the Globus Pallidus and Subthalamic Nucleus in the Primate MPTP Model of Parkinsonism....Pages 415-427
Integration of Motor Functions in the Basal Ganglia....Pages 429-441
Weaver—A Mutant Gene that Affects the Basal Ganglia....Pages 443-457
Effects of MPTP on Nigrostriatal and Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Systems in Young and Aged Mice....Pages 459-462
Front Matter....Pages 463-463
Two Groups of Extrapyramidal Involuntary Movements....Pages 465-473
Regression of Striatal Dendrites in Parkinson’s Disease....Pages 475-482
Activity of the Caudate Neurons in Humans....Pages 483-488
Roles of the Basal Ganglia and Related Structure in Symptoms of Dystonia....Pages 489-504
Far-Field Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Huntington’s Disease....Pages 505-513
Huntington’s Disease: Neuropathological Grading....Pages 515-531
Back Matter....Pages 533-548