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Diagram showing the most important neuronal pathways involved in the basal ganglia function. The neuronal subpopulations that are affected in the two pathologies reviewed in this article, Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, are indicated by arrows. DA, dopamine; GABA, γ-aminobutiric acid; GLU, glutamate.
