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The Thalamostriatal Pathway and the Hierarchical Control of Action
Laura A Bradfield1, Miriam Matamales2, Jesus Bertran-Gonzalez2
1Centre for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; St. Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Abstract:
Sequential ordering of motor commands is required for the simplest of our daily activities. In this issue of Neuron, Díaz-Hernández et al. (2018) show that distinct thalamic inputs to different regions of the dorsal striatum critically modulate the initiation and execution of action sequences.
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