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SUBMITTER: Lintz MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4970866 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lintz Mario J MJ Felsen Gidon G
eLife 20160705
How movements are selected is a fundamental question in systems neuroscience. While many studies have elucidated the sensorimotor transformations underlying stimulus-guided movements, less is known about how internal goals - critical drivers of goal-directed behavior - guide movements. The basal ganglia are known to bias movement selection according to value, one form of internal goal. Here, we examine whether other internal goals, in addition to value, also influence movements via the basal gan ...[more]