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  "id": 681883,
  "title": "A surprising pathway that lets the striatum talk directly to the auditory cortex",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/a-surprising-pathway-that-lets-the-striatum-talk-directly-to-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-pathway-striatum-auditory-cortex.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For decades, neuroscientists have thought about communication between the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia in a fairly linear way. The cortex sends information into the basal ganglia, where that information is processed forward through circuits involved in movement, learning and decision-making. Signals can eventually return to the cortex indirectly through well-established pathways…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}