The role of nigral and thalamic output pathways in the expression of oral stereotypies induced by amphetamine injections into the striatum.
Microinjections of amphetamine into the ventrolateral striatum (VLS) elicit a striking behavioral syndrome characterized by compulsive oral and forelimb motor stereotypies. The neural pathways that mediate these behavioral responses downstream from the striatum have not yet been identified. In a ser...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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