Template:Basal ganglia

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v • d • e Brain - Basal ganglia Rostral, telencephalon (corpus striatum) striatum: Putamen - Caudate nucleus lentiform nucleus: Putamen - Globus pallidus (GPe, GPi) Caudal, diencephalon Subthalamic nucleus Caudal, mesencephalon Substantia nigra (Pars compacta, Pars reticulata) Paths direct: Motor cortex → Striatum → GPi → Subthalamic fasciculus → Thalamus → Motor cortex indirect: Motor cortex → Striatum → GPe → Subthalamic nucleus → GPi → Subthalamic fasciculus → Thalamus → Motor cortex nigrostriatal pathway: Pars compacta → Striatum note: nucleus accumbens, claustrum and amygdala are considered part of basal ganglia by some sources