Editing Putamen (section)

===Caudate nucleus===
The caudate works with the putamen to receive the input from [[cerebral cortex]]. Collectively, they can be considered the "entrance" to the basal ganglia. Projections from the putamen reach the caudate directly via the caudolenticular grey bridges. The putamen and caudate are jointly connected with the [[substantia nigra]], however the caudate outputs more densely to the [[substantia nigra]] pars reticulata while the putamen sends more afferents to the internal [[globus pallidus]].