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The issue of integration versus segregation of information within the basal ganglia has originated a lively controversy that has been largely discussed elsewhere (DeLong, 1990; Alexander and Crutcher, 1990, 1991; Percheron and Filion, 1991; Selemon and Goldman-Rakic, 1991). Briefly, if we consider the organization of the structures through which information is conveyed from the cerebral cortex to the striatum, globus pallidus and substantia nigra, two neuronal systems where transmission of information might be differently carried out can be identified. The first is the corticostriatal system, where signals from different cortical areas have been claimed to reach specific neurons, while the second is the striatopallidonigral system, where evidence for the occurrence of both integration and segregation has been provided.
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Scarnati, E., Florio, T., Cerrito, F., Loreto, S.D. (1994). Regulatory Action of the Dopaminergic Nigrostriatal Pathway on the Corticostriatal Transmission. In: Percheron, G., McKenzie, J.S., Féger, J. (eds) The Basal Ganglia IV. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 41. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0485-2_29
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