AUTHOR=Baunez Christelle , Lardeux Sylvie 

TITLE=Frontal Cortex-Like Functions of the Subthalamic Nucleus

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2011

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/systems-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2011.00083

DOI=10.3389/fnsys.2011.00083

ISSN=1662-5137

ABSTRACT=<p>The subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been considered a motor structure for a long time. Over the last 20 years, anatomical and behavioral data have highlighted the position of the STN within a prefrontal-associative and a limbic loops, suggesting that the STN should play a critical role in frontal functions such as attention, inhibitory control (including impulsive action, compulsivity, impulsive choice), and motivation. Here we will review the work highlighting these functions of the STN.</p>