A region of the brain receives both sensory information from ascending nerve tracts and motor commands from the cortex and cerebellum. This region plays an important role in motor control. Which region is it?

A.  basal ganglia
B.  pituitary gland
C.  parietal lobe
D.  thalamus
E.  medulla oblongata


A.  basal ganglia

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