The functional anatomy of the basal ganglia of birds

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 160-165

  Medina, L ^a   Jiao, Y ^b   Reiner, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Motor control; Pallidum; Striatum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; BASAL GANGLION; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN MAPPING; COLUMBIDAE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032980207     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.37.2.160.4735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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