The Substantia Nigra Is

question 68

Multiple Choice

The substantia nigra is:

• A) an area of the midbrain that is involved in motor control and that contains a large concentration of dopamine-producing neurons.
• B) the brain location that has shown the greatest degree of neurogenesis in studies with rats and primates.
• C) the primary communication link between the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.
• D) the point at which motor signals cross over from one side of the brain to the opposite side of the body.

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