Planning movement

Question 1

Anticipatory activation

Answer 1

Premotor cortex reflects the intention to move

Question 2

Readiness potential

Answer 2

EEG; Activation over contralateral motor cortex ramps up prior to execution of an actual movement

Question 3

Evidence accumulations

Answer 3

Idea that you accumulate evidence of activity to select a goal for action

Question 4

Anasognosia

Answer 4

Loss of awareness of own inability to move intentionally. Seen with damage to SMA and M1.

Question 5

Structures that ramps up before movement execution

Answer 5

PPC
FEF
Supplementary eye fields
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Superior colliculi.

Question 6

Coherence

Answer 6

Makes the ramping up of activity quicker is higher; easy task. Refers to the time and effort required to integrate info and come to decision to move.