S5 L1 Flashcards
1
Q
Location of basal ganglia ?
A
Buried deep inside the cerebellum .
2
Q
How voluntary movement is controlled generally ?
A
The cerebellum and the BG are major subcortical nuclei that control voluntary movement through their interactions with the cerebral cortex.
3
Q
What is the role of basal ganglia?
A
The role of the BG is initiating and regulating motor commands
The basal ganglia receive information from several different regions of the cerebral cortex. Once the basal ganglia have processed this information, they return it to the motor cortex via the thalamus. To initiate movement
