Motor cortex directly excites the output nucleus of the basal ganglia, the substantia nigra pars reticulata.
William Scott Thompson, Patryk Wekwejt, Sten E. Grillner, Gilad Silberberg
The paper shows that motor cortex neurons directly excite inhibitory neurons in the substantia nigra pars reticulata, influencing basal ganglia output.
Nature Communications · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience