Part A: The Basal Ganglia System and its Evolution
1. The Basal Ganglia Circuits; JP Bolam & Charles Gerfen (National Institute of Mental Health, USA)
2. Cell Types in the Different Nuclei, Dorothy Oorschot (University of Otago, New Zealand)
3. Evolution of the Basal Ganglia, Anton Reiner (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
Part B: Advances in Anatomy
4. The Striosome-Matrix System: An Update, Ann Graybiel (MIT, USA)
5. Interneurons of the Striatum, James Tepper (Rutgers Univ, USA)
6. Subtypes of Cortico-Striatal Neurons, Anton Reiner (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA)
7. Prefronto-Striatal Pathways, Pieter Voorn (Vrije University, Netherlands)
8. Thalamo-Striatal Pathways, Yoland Smith (Emory Univ, USA)
9. Striato-Nigro-Striatal Open Loops, Suzanne Haber (University of Rochester, USA)
10. Pallido-Striatal Connections, Pieter Voorn (Vrije University, Netherlands)
11. Anatomical Organization of the Globus Pallidus External Segment, Hitoshi Kita (University of Tennessee, USA)
12. Anatomical Organization of the Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata, Jean-Michel Deniau (Coll??ge de France, Paris, France)
13. Subcortical Inputs to the Basal Ganglia, Peter Redgrave (The University of Sheffield, UK)
Part C: Advances in Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
14. Neurotransmitter Receptors in the Basal Ganglia, P.C. Emson (Medical Research Council, UK)
15. Second-Messenger Cascades, Christine Konradi (University of W??rzburg, Germany)
16. Dopamine Receptor Supersensitivity, CR Gerfen (National Institute of Mental Health, USA)
17. Regulation of Gene Expression by Neurotransmitters, Kristen Keefe (University of Utah, USA)
18. Adenosine-Dopamine Interactions, F. Gonon (Univ Victor Segalen-Bordeaux 2, France)
19. Transgenic Approaches to Study Basal Ganglia Function, Richard Palmiter (Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Chevy Chase MD, USA)
Part D: Advances in Cell-Physiological Mechanisms
20. Regulation of UP/DOWN States in Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons, Charles Wilson (Univ Texas San Antonio, USA)
21. Lateral Interactions between Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons, David Plenz & James Tepper (Rutgers Univ, USA)
22. Dopamine and Acetylcholine Signaling in the Striatum, D. James Surmeier (Northwestern, USA)
23. Cannabinoid Signaling in the Striatum, David Lovinger (NIH, USA)
24. Nitric Oxid Signaling in the Striatum, Anthony West (MCP Hahnemann University, USA)
25. Regulation of Corticostriatal Synaptic Plasticity, Paolo Calabresi (Universit?? degli Studi di Roma, Italy)
26. Gating of Cortical Input to the Striatum, J. R. Wickens (University of Otago, New Zealand)
27. Gating of Limbic Input to the Ventral Striatum, Patricip O'Donnell (Albany Medical College, USA)
28. Regulation of Dopamine Release, David Sulzer (Columbia University, USA)
29. Interactions Between Subthalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus, M. Bevan (Medical Research Council, UK)
30. Subthalamic Nucleus Function, Anthony Grace (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
31. Regulation of Dopamine Neurons by GABA, James Tepper (Rutgers Univ, USA)
32. Synchronous Activity in Basal Ganglia-Cortical Circuits, Hagai Bergman (Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Israel)
Part E: Behavioral and Clinical Aspects
33. Dopamine and Reward Prediction, Wolfram Schultz (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
34. Basal Ganglia-Mediated Motor Learning, AM Graybiel (MIT, USA)
35. Genes/Mutations in Basal Ganglia Disorders, Alexis Brice (INSERM France)
36. Molecular Basis of Huntington's Disease, A.B. Young (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA)
37. Molecular Basis of l-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia, A.M. Cenci (Lund University, Sweden)
38. Compensatory Mechanisms in Experimental and Human Parkinsonism: Potential for New Therapies, Erwan Bezard (Universit?? Victor Segalen, France)
39. Deep-Brain Stimulation in the Clinic, Peter Brown (University College London, UK)
40. Role of the Basal Ganglia in Psychostimulant Addiction, JD Berke (University of Michigan, USA)
