Rehabilitation Sciences 3062A/B Lecture 4: Lecture 4
12 May 2017
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Lecture 4: basal ganglia, cerebrum, motor & sensory systems. What is the basal ganglia: collection of nuclei located deep within the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres and midbrain. Substantia nigra is part of the basal ganglia, but it is found in the midbrain. Lateral view on l side, medial view on r side. Caudate and putamen are/make up the striatum. Medial to the internal capsule is the caudate, lateral we have the putamen and globus pallidus. Know the names of the strustuces from this picture and be able to. Identify (and define basal ganglia) ***only know the ones that make up the basal ganglia (bg) Substantia nigra has 2 parts: compacta produces dopamine. Input (purple) and output (bright green) nuclei of bg. Needs to be inputted information and there needs to be an output. Caudate and putamen are the input: get information from cerebral cortex.
