The Basal Ganglia IX

The International Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS) furthers understanding of normal basal ganglia function and the pathophysiology of disorders of the basal ganglia. These disorders include Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and schizophrenia. IBAGS

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Henk J. Groenewegen  •  Henk W. Berendse Alexander R. Cools  •  Pieter Voorn Antonius B. Mulder Editors

The Basal Ganglia IX

Editors Hendrik Jan Groenewegen Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam VU University Medical Center Amsterdam PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands [email protected]

Pieter Voorn Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam VU University Medical Center Amsterdam PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands [email protected]

Henk W. Berendse Department of Neurology Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Medical Center PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands [email protected]

Antonius B. Mulder Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam VU University Medical Center Amsterdam PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands [email protected]

Alexander R. Cools Department of Cognitive Neuroscience Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Geert Grooteplein 21a, 6525 EZ Nijmegen, Netherlands [email protected]

ISBN 978-1-4419-0339-6 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-0340-2 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0340-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926039 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Cover illustration: Medium-sized spiny neuron in the shell of the nucleus accumbens of the rat. The neuron was recorded in vivo upon its response to hippocampal stimulation and subsequently filled by juxtacellular application of neurobiotin. Courtesy Jean-Michel Deniau, Anne-Marie Thierry and Yvette van Dongen. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

This volume ‘Basal Ganglia IX’ is derived from the proceedings of the Ninth Triennial Meeting of the International Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS). The meeting was held from 2 to 6 September 2007 at Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands. Basal ganglia researchers meet each other during the years on several occasions and in various combinations. Yet, the triennial IBAGS meetings have become a strong tradition and an attractive occasion to specifically consider the progress in our understanding of the basal ganglia in health and disease, and to meet colleagues a