Sensory Processing in the Dorsolateral Striatum: The Contribution of Thalamostriatal Pathways

The dorsal striatum has two functionally-defined subdivisions: a dorsomedial striatum (DMS) region involved in mediating goal-directed behaviors that require conscious effort, and a dorsolateral striatum (DLS) region involved in the execution of habitual behaviors in a familiar sensory context. Cons...

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Main Authors: Kevin D. Alloway, Jared B. Smith, Todd M. Mowery, Glenn D. R. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnsys.2017.00053/full