Assertion: caudate nucleus | /r/CapableOf | receive excitatory input
Facets:
value: in the direct system
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the direct system, the putamen and the caudate receive excitatory input from the pars compacta of the substantia nigra and project inhibitory fibers (g-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, colocalized with substance P) to the medial globus pallidus and to the pars reticularis of the substantia nigra, which in turn, inhibit the ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus.