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The observation in man that a dysfunction of the basal ganglia is responsible for the occurrence of motor disorders has given considerable impetus to experimental studies on this neuronal system. In this respect, the use of animal models offers unique advantages for analysing the physiological processes by which the basal ganglia participate in the elaboration of motor behavior. In the rat for instance the alteration of striatal or nigral activity induces a postural asymmetry (compulsive head turning, circling behavior) which is associated with a sensory neglect for stimuli occurring in the contralateral field (Di Chiara et al., 1979a; Dray, 1980; Dunnett and Iversen, 1982; Feeney and Wier, 1979; Ljunberg and Ungerstedt, 1976; Marshall et al., 1980; Pycock, 1980; Siegfried and Bures, 1978). Considering the marked axio-cephalic component of these basal ganglia induced disorders in rodents, particular attention has been paid to the anatomical relationships between the basal ganglia and midbrain structures and particularly to the superior colliculus (SC).
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Chevalier, G., Vacher, S., Deniau, J.M., Able-Fessard, D. (1984). Tonic Nigral Control of Tecto Spinal/Tecto Diencephalic Branched Neurons: A Possible Implication of Basal Ganglia in Orienting Behavior. In: McKenzie, J.S., Kemm, R.E., Wilcock, L.N. (eds) The Basal Ganglia. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 27. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1212-3_12
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