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... Functional organization of the primary motor cortex • When stimulated, muscles on the opposite side of the body contract. • Has complete representation of body’s musculature. • Greater space for fine motor control than for less precise motor control • Very focal stimulation --> organized movement ( ...
... Functional organization of the primary motor cortex • When stimulated, muscles on the opposite side of the body contract. • Has complete representation of body’s musculature. • Greater space for fine motor control than for less precise motor control • Very focal stimulation --> organized movement ( ...
Motor systems(W)
... - stretch reflex, knee jerk - mediated at the level of the spinal cord 2 – Posture and postural change - standing, balancing 3 – Locomotion - walking, running 4 – Sensory orientation - head turning, eye fixation 5 – Species specific action patterns - ingestion, courtship, escape/defence, grooming, g ...
... - stretch reflex, knee jerk - mediated at the level of the spinal cord 2 – Posture and postural change - standing, balancing 3 – Locomotion - walking, running 4 – Sensory orientation - head turning, eye fixation 5 – Species specific action patterns - ingestion, courtship, escape/defence, grooming, g ...
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General anatomy [edit]
... innervation to the face and neck via thecranial nerves. Though small, this is an extremely important part of the brain as the nerve connections of the motor and sensory systems from the main part of the brain to the rest of the body pass through the brain stem. This includes the corticospinal tract ...
... innervation to the face and neck via thecranial nerves. Though small, this is an extremely important part of the brain as the nerve connections of the motor and sensory systems from the main part of the brain to the rest of the body pass through the brain stem. This includes the corticospinal tract ...
Peripheral Nervous System
... rapidly along the cell until it reaches an axon tip. • There is a small space or gap in between the axon tip and the dendrite, neuron, muscle, or other cell the axon is connected to called a synapse. • The nerve impulse must cross the synapse in order to pass the impulse along to the next structure. ...
... rapidly along the cell until it reaches an axon tip. • There is a small space or gap in between the axon tip and the dendrite, neuron, muscle, or other cell the axon is connected to called a synapse. • The nerve impulse must cross the synapse in order to pass the impulse along to the next structure. ...
FIGURE LEGENDS FIGURE 25.1 Drawing of the auditory periphery
... form. Stimulus frequency was 0.3 kHz. (B) Histograms that quantify the time of firing plotted within one cycle of the sound wave form for many repeated cycles of the stimulus. Response of the fiber is phase locked at the moderate and high SPLs shown, even on this very fast time scale (time for one p ...
... form. Stimulus frequency was 0.3 kHz. (B) Histograms that quantify the time of firing plotted within one cycle of the sound wave form for many repeated cycles of the stimulus. Response of the fiber is phase locked at the moderate and high SPLs shown, even on this very fast time scale (time for one p ...
3680Lecture13 - U of L Class Index
... The Feed-Forward Sweep • Hierarchy can be defined more functionaly • The feed-forward sweep is the initial response of each visual area “in turn” as information is passed to it from a “lower” area • Consider the latencies of the first responses in various areas ...
... The Feed-Forward Sweep • Hierarchy can be defined more functionaly • The feed-forward sweep is the initial response of each visual area “in turn” as information is passed to it from a “lower” area • Consider the latencies of the first responses in various areas ...
Lect5
... Refractory Period 1. A second stimulus very soon after the first will not fire an AP (Absolute) 2. With a delay, a second stronger stimulus will cause a small AP (Relative) 3. With longer delay a second AP can be fired ...
... Refractory Period 1. A second stimulus very soon after the first will not fire an AP (Absolute) 2. With a delay, a second stronger stimulus will cause a small AP (Relative) 3. With longer delay a second AP can be fired ...
Five Essential Components to the Reflex Arc
... Neurons Classified by Function Dorsal column pathway ...
... Neurons Classified by Function Dorsal column pathway ...
Cisplatin neuropathy with Lhermitte` s sign
... was confirmed by computerised analysis of the interference pattern.7 CSF was not examined and cervical radiculography was not performed. All patients had light or no alcohol consumption; B12, ...
... was confirmed by computerised analysis of the interference pattern.7 CSF was not examined and cervical radiculography was not performed. All patients had light or no alcohol consumption; B12, ...
Motor Function_2 - bloodhounds Incorporated
... • Drugs and Toxins can alter neuromuscular function by changing the release, inactivation, or receptor binding of acetylcholine. – Curare acts on the post-junctional membrane of the motor endplate to prevent the depolarizing effect of the neurotransmitter. • Used during many types of surgical proced ...
... • Drugs and Toxins can alter neuromuscular function by changing the release, inactivation, or receptor binding of acetylcholine. – Curare acts on the post-junctional membrane of the motor endplate to prevent the depolarizing effect of the neurotransmitter. • Used during many types of surgical proced ...
packet - mybiologyclass
... 12. Solve a problem similar to the activity we did in “the brain and its functions.” Given parts of the brain and the areas of the body they govern, tell what might happen to the body if certain parts of the brain were damaged. (You will be given all of the information, you will just have to know ho ...
... 12. Solve a problem similar to the activity we did in “the brain and its functions.” Given parts of the brain and the areas of the body they govern, tell what might happen to the body if certain parts of the brain were damaged. (You will be given all of the information, you will just have to know ho ...
Slide 1
... – Structure-function relationship (e.g. rTMS virtual lesion) – Map brain motor output (typically averaged EMG as output =MEP) – Measure conduction velocity ...
... – Structure-function relationship (e.g. rTMS virtual lesion) – Map brain motor output (typically averaged EMG as output =MEP) – Measure conduction velocity ...
Five Essential Components to the Reflex Arc
... Neurons Classified by Function Dorsal column pathway ...
... Neurons Classified by Function Dorsal column pathway ...
Lecture #13 * Animal Nervous Systems
... Type of neurotransmitter varies Amount of neurotransmitter released varies Some receptors promote depolarization; some promote hyperpolarization Signals are summed over both time and space Remember that many, many neurons are ...
... Type of neurotransmitter varies Amount of neurotransmitter released varies Some receptors promote depolarization; some promote hyperpolarization Signals are summed over both time and space Remember that many, many neurons are ...
Bio_246_files/Clinical Considerations of the Nervous System
... • We must look at the underline mechanics. • Many symptoms patients experience and side effects of medications are directly connected to the ANS. • ANS regulates all of the bodies major organ ...
... • We must look at the underline mechanics. • Many symptoms patients experience and side effects of medications are directly connected to the ANS. • ANS regulates all of the bodies major organ ...
Spinal cord
... vertebral column, deep muscles of the back & overlying skin. Posterior root ganglia: Sensory, unipolar with satellite cells. Anterior (ventral) root: Supplies the remaining areas: anterior & lateral regions of the trunk and limbs ...
... vertebral column, deep muscles of the back & overlying skin. Posterior root ganglia: Sensory, unipolar with satellite cells. Anterior (ventral) root: Supplies the remaining areas: anterior & lateral regions of the trunk and limbs ...
Glossary of commonly used Occupational Therapy terms
... Sensory Integration: The normal neurological process taking in information from one’s body and environment through the senses, of organizing and unifying this information, and using it to plan and execute adaptive responses to different challenges in order to learn and function smoothly in daily lif ...
... Sensory Integration: The normal neurological process taking in information from one’s body and environment through the senses, of organizing and unifying this information, and using it to plan and execute adaptive responses to different challenges in order to learn and function smoothly in daily lif ...
Sample Chapter
... Sensory neurones (neurons) are unipolar neuron nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism’s environment into internal electrical motor reflex loops and several forms of involuntary behavior, including pain avoidance. In humans, such reflex cir ...
... Sensory neurones (neurons) are unipolar neuron nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism’s environment into internal electrical motor reflex loops and several forms of involuntary behavior, including pain avoidance. In humans, such reflex cir ...
Reflex Arc - wwhsanatomy
... - the SENSORY NEURON synapses directly with - the MOTOR NEURON which triggers and immediate response in the -EFFECTOR = the muscle ...
... - the SENSORY NEURON synapses directly with - the MOTOR NEURON which triggers and immediate response in the -EFFECTOR = the muscle ...
cerebral cortex - krigolson teaching
... accumulated about the cortex, and this book will only scratch the surface of all this knowledge. Most of the conclusions drawn about the cortex are tentative; thus some statements in this chapter may not be accepted by all the researchers working in this area. It is impossible to do justice to all t ...
... accumulated about the cortex, and this book will only scratch the surface of all this knowledge. Most of the conclusions drawn about the cortex are tentative; thus some statements in this chapter may not be accepted by all the researchers working in this area. It is impossible to do justice to all t ...
document
... •The size and shape of the pupil should be recorded at rest. Under normal conditions, the pupil constricts in response to light. Note the direct response, meaning constriction of the illuminated pupil, as well as the consensual response, meaning constriction of the opposite pupil. •Test the pupillar ...
... •The size and shape of the pupil should be recorded at rest. Under normal conditions, the pupil constricts in response to light. Note the direct response, meaning constriction of the illuminated pupil, as well as the consensual response, meaning constriction of the opposite pupil. •Test the pupillar ...
Visual cortex - DPI Goettingen
... purple diamonds) and frequencies ranging from 200 – 1600 Hz (black points). ...
... purple diamonds) and frequencies ranging from 200 – 1600 Hz (black points). ...
Touch is complicated
... the sensation of the movement of the body, muscles, tendons, and joints Proprioceptor = sensory receptors involved in proprioceptive signaling that reside in deeper structures such as the muscles, tendons, and joints: Important to the motor system in guiding movement through the environment ...
... the sensation of the movement of the body, muscles, tendons, and joints Proprioceptor = sensory receptors involved in proprioceptive signaling that reside in deeper structures such as the muscles, tendons, and joints: Important to the motor system in guiding movement through the environment ...