Striatum

Authors
Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Primary input center of the basal nuclei

Composed of the two input nuclei of the BG:

Interventions

  • Exercise is associated with increases in responsivity of the ventral striatum1
    • Problem: This article based the conclusion off of percent change which has inherent issues

References

1.
Sacheli MA, Neva JL, Lakhani B, et al. Exercise increases caudate dopamine release and ventral striatal activation in Parkinson’s disease. Movement Disorders: Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society. 2019;34(12):1891-1900. doi:10.1002/mds.27865

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