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Asked by: Florisa Hoppenhoft
medical health brain and nervous system disordersIs the basal ganglia in the temporal lobe?
In this regard, where is the basal ganglia located and what does it do?
The basal ganglia are a set of brain structures located beneath the cerebral cortex that receive information from the cortex, transmit it to the motor centers, and return it to the part of the cerebral cortex that is in charge of motion planning.
Subsequently, one may also ask, what lobe is the basal ganglia located?
The basal ganglia are a group of structures found deep within the cerebral hemispheres. The structures generally included in the basal ganglia are the caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus in the cerebrum, the substantia nigra in the midbrain, and the subthalamic nucleus in the diencephalon.
The basal ganglia and cerebellum are sub-cortical structures that receive input from wide areas of the cerebral cortex and direct their output, through the thalamus, back to more precisely defined regions. The basal ganglia release appropriate movements from the premotor and motor areas.