The putamen and globus pallidus are also collectively known as the lentiform nucleus, because together they form a lens-shaped body.
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Both the caudate nucleus and putamen make up the dorsal striatum and are important as part of the brain's memory system.
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After experimentation researchers found " Wrch1 " was upregulated by repeat cocaine injections in the caudate putamen in D1 receptor mutants.
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Surgeons drilled the four holes, clearing a path to the putamen, a structure on each side of the brain that controls movement.
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Neurons in the putamen were selected for monitoring only if they were related both to the task and to arm movements outside the task.
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The ventral striatum is composed of the nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle, whereas the dorsal striatum is composed of the caudate nucleus and putamen.
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Cannabidiol has been found to be an antagonist at the putative cannabinoid receptor, GPR55, a GPCR expressed in the caudate nucleus and putamen.
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These include the striatum, ( composed of the putamen and caudate nucleus ), globus pallidus, substantia nigra, and the subthalamic nucleus.
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Until recently it was thought that dystonia was likely caused by extreme lack of function of the direct pathway between the Putamen and the GPi.
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In Parkinson's disease the putamen plays a key role because its inputs and outputs are interconnected to the substantia nigra and the globus pallidus.
