Medulla basal ganglia {putamen} can receive excitatory input from cerebral cortex and inhibitory input from thalamus, substantia nigra, and raphé nucleus. It inhibits globus pallidus. Putamen is for memory, motor skill, and obsessiveness. It has nearby-space maps, used in motor control.
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