The Striatum: Where Skills and Habits Meet
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Author(s)
Grafton, Scott T.
Graybiel, Ann M
Date Issued
2015
Journal
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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Graybiel, Ann M., and Scott T. Grafton. "The Striatum: Where Skills and Habits Meet." Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology 2015;7: a02169.
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Abstract
After more than a century of work concentrating on the motor functions of the basal ganglia, new ideas have emerged, suggesting that the basal ganglia also have major functions in relation to learning habits and acquiring motor skills. We review the evidence supporting the role of the striatum in optimizing behavior by refining action selection and in shaping habits and skills as a modulator of motor repertoires. These findings challenge the notion that striatal learning processes are limited to the motor domain. The learning mechanisms supported by striatal circuitry generalize to other domains, including cognitive skills and emotion-related patterns of action.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
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https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a021691
