This group of structures in the brain appears especially dense after a tyrosine hydroxylase stain, due to high levels of a certain neurotransmitter and one of its subdivisions is responsible for the organization of posture.
This group of structures in the brain appears especially dense after a tyrosine hydroxylase stain, due to high levels of a certain neurotransmitter and one of its subdivisions is responsible for the organization of posture. Damage to certain parts of it contribute to Huntington's disease, and a loss of pigmented neurons of the substantia nigra, an accessory to this structure, is characteristic of Parkinson's disease. Its subdivisions include the subthalamic nucleus, caudate nucleus, putamen, and globus pallidus. For 10 points, identify this system of neural nuclei crucial for fine motor control, one of the major sites of dopamine production.
This group of structures in the brain appears especially dense after a tyrosine hydroxylase stain, due to high levels of a certain neurotransmitter and one of its subdivisions is responsible for the organization of posture.
{basal ganglia} [also accept {basal nuclei}]