The Basal Ganglia VIII

The aim of the International Meetings of the Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS) is to provide a unique environment for the open presentation and discussion of new and challenging information about the basal ganglia as it relates to health and disease, covering all areas of basic science and research. Specific topics of the proceedings of this Eighth International Triennial Meeting of the Basal Ganglia Society include behavior, circuitry, functional imaging, modelling, movement disorders, neuropathology, neurotransmitters, pharmacology, physiology, plasticity, treatments for basal ganglia disorders, ventral systems, health and disease, immunology and basal ganglia, and much more. TOC:From the contents:Oscillations in the Basal Ganglia: The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected.- Participation of Striatal Neurons in Large-Scale Oscillatory Networks.- Do Local Field Potentials Reflect Synchronized Spiking Activity of Neuronal Populations in the Basal Ganglia? Studies in a Rodent Model of Parkinson's Disease.- A Partial Spectra Method for Predicting Spike Correlations from Local Field Potentials: Application to MPTP Induced Synchronization.- Propagation of Cortical Paroxysms in Basal Ganglia Circuits During Absence Seizures.- Limitations of the Isolated GP-STN Network.- Convergence and Plasticity of Inputs to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons: The Generation of Synchronised Pauses.- Short and Long-Term Modulation of Synaptic Activity in Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons.- Striatal Acetylcholine Control of Reward-Related Dopamine Signalling.- Changes of Glutamatergic Control of Striatal Acetylcholine Release in Experimental Parkinsonism.- Peptidergic Regulation of Cholinergic Transmission in the Dorsal Striatum: Peptides and Acetylcholine in the Striatum.- Localization and Functions of Kainate Receptors in the Rat Globus Pallidus.- Oligomerization of Dopamine D1 and Glutamate NMDA Receptors: A New Mechanism Regulating Striatal Function.- Modulatory Role of NK1 Receptors in the Basal Ganglia. Studies in NK1-/- Mice.