Multiple choice

Which of the following areas in subthalamus possesses glutamate that has excitatory effect over neurons of globus pallidus and substantia nigra?

  1. Subthalamic fasciculus

  2. Zona incerta

  3. Subthalamic nucleus

  4. Fields of Forel

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Explanation

The neurons of the subthalamic nucleus contain glutamate that has excitatory effects over neurons of globus pallidus and substantia nigra.