Role of the Basal Nuclei
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Complex and repetitive movements
e.g. writing letters of the alphabet, using scissors,
hammering nails, shooting a basketball, passing a
football, shoveling dirt, controlled eye
movements
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Modify voluntary motor activity: connections to
motor association areas
,
sensory association areas
, and
the
motor cortex
produce positive and negative
feedback loops.
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Facilitation and inhibition.