Basal ganglia is responsible for voluntary movement and posture
provides negative feedback to cortex to fixmovement
Striatum : putament and Caudate
lentiform :globus pallidus and putamen
direct pathway : cortical input via glutamate stimulates gabareleasefromstriatum which inhibitsgaba release from gpi which activates thalamus
indirects pathway: cortical input via glutamate receptors which stimulatesgaba release from striatum which INHIBITS gaba release from gpe which activates subthalamic nuclei which stimulates gaba release from the gpi inhibiting the thalamus
Dopamineactivates direct and inhibits indirect via D1 receptors to direct and D2 to indirect