SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS

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N., Pam M.S.
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element of the subthalamus which is connected with the globus pallidus and is part of downward path of the basal ganglia. It is also a part that makes up Extrapykamidai tract.

SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS: "Example: Subthalamic nucleus is shaped like a lens."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. LENTICULAR NUCLEUS
  2. BASAL GANGLIA
  3. BASAL GANGLIA
  4. PALLIDOTOMY
  5. GLOBUS PALLIDUS
  6. CAUDATE NUCLEUS
  7. PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY
  8. RAPHE NUCLEUS
  9. VENTRAL ANTERIOR NUCLEUS
  10. CAUDATE NUCLEUS
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/subthalamic-nucleus/ (accessed April 11, 2021).
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