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Louise C. Parr-Brownlie
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Primary Contributions (1)
Basal ganglia, group of nuclei (clusters of neurons) in the brain that are located deep beneath the cerebral cortex (the highly convoluted outer layer of the brain). The basal ganglia specialize in processing information on movement and in fine-tuning the activity of brain circuits that determine…
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