“…In particular, one limiting aspect is the key contribution of the GP in these circuits which has been previously overlooked (Gittis et al, 2014). Indeed, the GP is a hub nucleus at the interface of the indirect and hyperdirect pathways integrating a large amount of striatal D2-SPN and STN inputs, while its long-range GABAergic projections target the whole BG to control and orchestrate BG neuronal activity (Bevan et al, 1998;Crompe et al, 2020;Dodson et al, 2015;Fujiyama et al, 2016;Glajch et al, 2016;Kita, 2007;Mallet et al, 2012Mallet et al, , 2016Mastro et al, 2014Mastro et al, , 2017Sato et al, 2000;Smith et al, 1998). Since D2-SPN and STN inputs are of opposite nature at the level of the GP (i.e.…”