which areas are parts of the basal ganglia?
The main components of the basal ganglia are the striatum (also called neostriatum) composed of caudate and putamen, globus pallidus or pallidum composed of globus pallidus externa (GPe) or globus pallidus interna (GPi), substantia nigra composed of both substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) & substantial nigra pars reticulata (SNr), and the ...