GABA and the Basal Ganglia

I. FUNDAMENTALS OF GABA IN THE BASAL GANGLIA<br>Basal Ganglia Macrocircuits. <br>GABA: Homeostatic and pharmacological aspects.<br>GABAA receptors: structure and function in the basal ganglia.<br>GABAB receptors: structure and function.<br>The cellular, molecular and ionic basis of GABAA receptor signalling.<br><br>II. GABAERGIC MICROCIRCUITS OF THE BASAL GANGLIA<br>GABAergic inhibition in the neostriatum.<br>Globus Pallidus external segment.<br>Globus pallidus internal segment.<br>The pars reticulata of the substantia nigra: a window to basal ganglia output.<br>GABAergic control of the subthalamic nucleus.<br>GABAergic control of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons.<br>GABAergic output of the basal ganglia.<br><br>III. GABAERGIC NEUROTRANSMISSION IN THE BASL GANGLIA<br>Localization of GABA receptors in the basal ganglia.<br>Presynaptic modulation of GABA release in the basal ganglia.<br>Development of striatal fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons.<br>Co-localization of GABA with other neuroactive substances in the basal ganglia.<br><br>IV. SYSTEMS LEVEL ASPECTS OF GABA IN THE BASAL GANGLIA<br>GABAerigc circuits in the basal ganglia and movement disorders.<br>Simulation of GABA function in the basal ganglia: computational models of GABAergic mechanisms in basal ganglie function.<br><br>V. EPILOGUE