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1
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Describe the dorsal pathway leaving occipital cortex. Ventral pathway?

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Dorsal: Goes to parietal/frontal cortex for enabling complete motor acts based on visual inputs
Allows one to play catch

Ventral: relays info to inferior temporal cortex to process visual image so that one can copy it if needed and name/recognize it

2
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What does the ventral intraparietal (VIP) area do?

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From the visual cortex, information is relayed to parietal cortex V6A, PEc, medial intraparietal area, and VIP
VIP creates a rough map of the space around you

3
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What does the F4 in premotor cortex do?

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From VIP, information is sent to F4
F4 creates a detailed map of space around you
Neurons here are particularly excited by proximity

4
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Visual information about your arm is sent to superior parietal cortex and sends input to F2. What does F2 do?

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F2 constructs a related map of where your arm is in relationship to your body and things around you

5
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Anterior intrapariteal area and PFG (parts of inferior parietal cortex) contain neurons that respond to what?

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Seeing an object to grasp (visually dominant)
Grasping an object (motor dominant)
Either condition (visuomotor neurons)

They relay their info to F5

6
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What does F5 do?

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Fire with the goal, not the motor act

7
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Compare and contrast neural components for reaching for an object vs grasping that object

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To reach:
Need visual map of object in relation to you
Primary visual cortex via dorsal pathway
Ventral intraparietal cortex (VIP) creates map
Relays it to F4, which creates detailed map
Parallel pathway using superior parietal cortex sends information to F2, leading to a map of where your arm is in relation to you

To grasp:
Areas of inferior parietal cortex relay information to F5
F5 codes goal of action

Both inputs are then sent on to be turned into motion

8
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Describe the premotor cortex

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Receives sensory information required to move (particularly F4 and F5 - the ventral parts)
Dorsal applies the rules that determine whether it is appropriate to move
Identifies the intent of motion and decides what motion to produce

9
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Describe the supplementary motor cortex

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Supplementary motor area (SMA): postural control
Pre-supplementary area (pre-SMA): plans motor program required to make action occur
Organize motor sequences
Acquire motor skills
Executive control (particularly the decision to switch actions/strategies)

10
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Describe the primary motor cortex

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Precentral gyrus
Controls specific movements
Regions of body that do fine motions have proportionally high representation
Arranged in columns
Stimulation of any given column produces a specific movement

11
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What do layers 4 and 5 do?

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Layer 4 receives sensory input (muscle and joint proprioceptors)
Layer 5 becomes output for corticospinal (pyramdal) pathway

12
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What are the two sets of neurons in each column? What are teh two kinds of columns?

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One to start motion, one to maintain it as long as necessary

On/off for agonist muscle, off/on for antagonist muscle

13
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Describe how primary, premotor, and supplementary motor cortices participate in control of voluntary motion

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Premotor: determines whether it is okay to move and identifies goal and motion required to meet that goal

Supplementary motor: postural controls, identifies specific motor sequence required, changes tactics if necessary

Primary motor: codes individual motions required to reach goal

14
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What is the role of the cerebellum?

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Sequence complex actions
Correct force/direction
Balance and eye movements
Learning of complex actions

15
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Describe spinocerebellum

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Two regions:
Central (light) - postural control
Either side of vermis: force and direction

16
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Describe cerebrocerebellum

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Lateral regions
Plan complex motions
Sequence

17
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Describe vestibulocerebellum

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Balance/eye movements

Future - not current

18
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Describe inputs and outputs for spinocerebellum for postural control

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Inputs: vestibular, visual and auditory, efferent copy (what brain sends to muscle

Outputs: interpositus nucleus, fastigial nucleus, to rubrospinal tract

19
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Describe inputs and outputs for spinocerebellum for force and direction

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Inputs: muscle afferent, efferent copy

Outputs: interpositis nucleus, to rubrospinal tract

20
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Describe inputs and outputs for cerebrocerebellum for complex motions

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Inputs: cerebral cortex (all)

Outputs: dentate, back to cortex

21
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Describe inputs and outputs for vestibulocerebellum for planning balance

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Input: vestibular apparatus

Output: fastigial nucleus to vestibular nuclei; ascend or descend

22
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Compare and contrast functional division of cerebellum and their role in motor control (inputs and outputs)

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Spinocerebellum (vermis): postural controls using efferent copy, vestibular, hearing, and auditory input
Spinocerebellum (lateral): feedback control of motion using efferent copy and muscle afferent information
Cerebrocerebellum: planning complex motions, learning
Vestibulocerebellum: future balance/vestibular

23
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What areas of the brain are associated with producing voluntary motion?

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Primary motor cortex
Supplementary motor cortex
Premotor cortex
Prefrontal cortex
Parietal cortex