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Basal ganglia

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The basal ganglia is a part of the brain associated with the ability to carry out willed movements, and is therefore important in motor planning. The basal ganglia is comprised of the following areas of the brain: the striatum (consisting of the caudate nucleus and putamen), the globus pallidus, the substantia nigra, and the subthalamic nucleus.

Disorders linked with the basal ganglia; Huntington's Disease and Parkinson's Disease.



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