The basal ganglia and frontal cortex operate together to execute goal directed behaviors.
This requires not only the execution of motor plans, but also the behaviors that lead to this
execution, including emotions and motivation that drive behaviors, cognition that organizes
and plans the general strategy, motor planning, and finally, the execution of that plan. The
components of the frontal cortex that mediate these behaviors, are reflected in the
organization, physiology, and connections between areas of frontal cortex and in their …