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Symposium on Functions of the basal ganglia, held at the Ciba Foundation, 22-24 November 1983. <p>The original suggestion for this symposium came from Professor C. D. Marsden.</p> <p>Editors: David Evered (Organizer) and Maeve O'Connor.</p> <p><b>E. V. Evarts</b> Opening remarks.</p> <p><b>W. J. H. Nauta</b> and <b>V. B. Domesick</b> Afferent and efferent relationships of the basal ganglia.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>J. P. Bolam</b> Synapses of identified neurons in the neostriatum.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>J. M. Deniau</b> and <b>G. Chevalier</b> Synaptic organization of output pathways of the basal ganglia: an electroanatomical approach in the rat.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>M. R. DeLong, A. P. Georgopoulos, M. D. Crutcher, S. J. Mitchell, R. T. Richardson</b> and <b>G. E. Alexander</b> Functional organization of the basal ganglia: contributions of single-cell recording studies.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>E. V. Evarts</b> and <b>S. P. Wise</b> Basal ganglia outputs and motor control.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p>General Discussion 1: Basal ganglia links for movement, mood and memory.</p> <p>The limbic striatum and pallidum.</p> <p><b>A. M. Graybiel</b> Neurochemically specified subsystems in the basal ganglia.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>J. Glowinski, M. J. Besson</b> and <b>A. Cheramy</b> Role of the thalamus in the bilateral regulation of dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons in the basal ganglia.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>C. Reavill, P. Jenner</b> and <b>C. D. Marsden</b> y-Aminobutyric acid and basal ganglia outflow pathways.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p>General Discussion 2: The striatal mosaic and local control of dopamine.</p> <p><b>S. D. Iversen</b> Behavioural effects of manipulation of basal ganglia neurotransmitters.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>I. Divac</b> The neostriatum viewed orthogonally.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p>General Discussion 3: Dopamine depletion and replacement.</p> <p>Models for basal ganglia disease.</p> <p><b>C. D. Marsden</b> Which motor disorder in Parkinson's disease indicates the true motor function of the basal ganglia?</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p><b>A. M. Wing</b> and <b>E. Miller</b> Basal ganglia lesions and psychological analyses of the control of voluntary movement.</p> <p>Discussion.</p> <p>Final general discussion: Local regulation of transmitter release in the basal ganglia.</p> <p>The subthalamic nucleus.</p> <p><b>E. V. Evarts</b> Closing remarks.</p> <p>Index of contributors.</p> <p>Subject index.</p>

<p><b>David Evered</b> and <b>Maeve O'Connor</b> are the editors of <i>Functions of the Basal Ganglia</i> and other titles.</p>

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