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Contents

Chapter 1 The Neuroanatomical Organization of the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 2 The History of the Basal Ganglia: The Nuclei
Chapter 3 The History of the Basal Ganglia: Cells and Circuits
Chapter 4 The Conservative Evolution of the Vertebrate Basal Ganglia
Chapter 5 Cell Types in the Different Nuclei of the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 6 The Striatal Skeleton: Medium Spiny Projection Neurons and Their Lateral Connections
Chapter 7 The Cholinergic Interneuron of the Striatum
Chapter 8 GABAergic Interneurons of the Striatum
Chapter 9 Dopaminergic Modulation of Glutamatergic Signaling in Striatal Spiny Projection Neurons
Chapter 10 Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Striatum
Chapter 11 Nitric Oxide Signaling in the Striatum
Chapter 12 Role of Adenosine in the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 13 Organization of the Globus Pallidus
Chapter 14 The Subthalamic Nucleus
Chapter 15 The Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata
Chapter 16 Subtypes of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons
Chapter 17 Neurophysiology of Substantia Nigra Dopamine Neurons: Modulation by GABA and Glutamate
Chapter 18 Plasticity in Dopamine Neurons
Chapter 19 Regulation of Extracellular Dopamine: Release and Uptake
Chapter 20 Organization of Corticostriatal Projection Neuron Types
Chapter 21 Organization of Prefrontal-Striatal Connections
Chapter 22 Gating of Cortical Input Through the Striatum
Chapter 23 Regulation of Corticostriatal Synaptic Plasticity in Physiological and Pathological Conditions
Chapter 24 The Thalamostriatal Systems in Normal and Disease States
Chapter 25 The Tail of the Ventral Tegmental Area/Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus: A Modulator of Midbrain Dopamine Systems
Chapter 26 The Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus: Connections With the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 27 Integrative Networks Across Basal Ganglia Circuits
Chapter 28 Receptors and Second Messengers in the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 29 Regulation of Striatal Signaling by Protein Phosphatases
Chapter 30 Neurotransmitter Regulation of Striatal Gene Expression
Chapter 31 Psychostimulant-Induced Gene Regulation in Striatal Circuits
Chapter 32 Epigenetics in Neuropathologies of the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 33 Investigating Basal Ganglia Function With Cell-Type-Specific Manipulations
Chapter 34 Phasic Dopamine Signaling in Action Selection and Reinforcement Learning
Chapter 35 Memory Systems of the Basal Ganglia
Chapter 36 Abnormal Activities in Cortico-Basal Ganglia Circuits in Movement Disorders
Chapter 37 Morphological Plasticity in the Striatum Associated With Dopamine Dysfunction
Chapter 38 Neuroinflammation in Movement Disorders
Chapter 39 Disease-Associated Changes in the Striosome and Matrix Compartments of the Dorsal Striatum
Chapter 40 Etiology and Progression of Parkinson’s Disease: Cross-Talk Between Environmental Factors and Genetic Vulnerability
Chapter 41 Determinants of Selective Vulnerability of Dopamine Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter 42 Parkinson’s Disease: Genetics
Chapter 43 Molecular Mechanisms of l-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia
Chapter 44 Cell Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: Understanding the Challenge
Chapter 45 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Dysfunction in Huntington’s Disease
Chapter 46 Alterations of Synaptic Function in Huntington’s Disease
Chapter 47 Pathophysiology of Dystonia
Chapter 48 Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders
Chapter 49 Deep-Brain Stimulation for Neurologic and Neuropsychiatric Disorders