Basal ganglia circuits for reward value–guided behavior

O Hikosaka, HF Kim, M Yasuda… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The basal ganglia are equipped with inhibitory and disinhibitory mechanisms that enable a
subject to choose valuable objects and actions. Notably, a value can be determined flexibly …

Probing basal ganglia functions by saccade eye movements

M Watanabe, DP Munoz - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The basal ganglia (BG) are a group of subcortical structures involved in diverse functions,
such as motor, cognition and emotion. However, the BG do not control these functions …

[HTML][HTML] Separate, causal roles of the caudate in saccadic choice and execution in a perceptual decision task

L Ding, JI Gold - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
In contrast to the well-established roles of the striatum in movement generation and value-
based decisions, its contributions to perceptual decisions lack direct experimental support …

Electrical microstimulation of the pulvinar biases saccade choices and reaction times in a time-dependent manner

AU Dominguez-Vargas, L Schneider… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
The pulvinar complex is interconnected extensively with brain regions involved in spatial
processing and eye movement control. Recent inactivation studies have shown that the …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between saccades and locomotion

A Srivastava, OF Ahmad, CP Pacia… - Journal of movement …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human locomotion involves a complex interplay among multiple brain regions and depends
on constant feedback from the visual system. We summarize here the current understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Preparatory neural networks are impaired in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during the antisaccade task

RMH Schwerdtfeger, N Alahyane, DC Brien, BC Coe… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2013 - Elsevier
Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often display executive function
impairments, particularly in inhibitory control. The antisaccade task, which measures …

Dissociable effects of dopamine on learning and performance within sensorimotor striatum

DK Leventhal, CR Stoetzner, R Abraham, J Pettibone… - Basal ganglia, 2014 - Elsevier
Striatal dopamine is an important modulator of current behavior, as seen in the rapid and
dramatic effects of dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson disease (PD). Yet there is …

Neural mechanisms underlying robust target selection in response to microstimulation of the oculomotor system

M Rakhshan, RJ Schafer, T Moore… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2025 - jneurosci.org
Despite its prevalence in studying the causal roles of different brain circuits in cognitive
processes, electrical microstimulation often results in inconsistent behavioral effects. These …

Pathways for Naturalistic Looking Behavior in Primate II. Superior Colliculus Integrates Parallel Top-down and Bottom-up Inputs

R Veale, M Takahashi - Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Volitional signals for gaze control are provided by multiple parallel pathways converging on
the midbrain superior colliculus (SC), whose deeper layers output to the brainstem gaze …

Individual differences in impulsivity predict anticipatory eye movements

L Cirilli, P de Timary, P Lefèvre, M Missal - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Impulsivity is the tendency to act without forethought. It is a personality trait commonly used
in the diagnosis of many psychiatric diseases. In clinical practice, impulsivity is estimated …