The basal ganglia are a set of subcortical structures that interact with the cerebral cortex to regulate motor, cognitive and affective function through reinforcement learning and action selection.

The premotor and supplementary motor cortices, cerebellum, and the basal ganglia are all implicated ... ideas concerning the role of the premotor cortex in integration of higher order features ...

The cerebral cortex forms the outer layer of the cerebrum. Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia ... large regions—the frontal lobe, the temporal ...

After this calibration, the stimulation was applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of the participant ...