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BioPsych Exam 2 Flashcards

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Pathways

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Information is relayed from sensory receptors to cortex

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Afferent neurons are also known as…

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Sensory neurons

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How do afferent neurons send information?

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Toward the central nervous system

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Efferent neurons are also known as…

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Motor neurons

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How do efferent neurons send information?

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Away from the central nervous system

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Sensory coding

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Idea that the firing rate of neurons holds information about the stimulus

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Sensory representation

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Idea that the presence of maps throughout the brain represents different aspects of sensory information coming in

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Energy type of vision

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Physical, light waves

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Sensory receptors of vision

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Photoreceptors, rods and cones

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Coding/mapping of vision

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Retinotopic map

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Pathway of vision

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Light –> photoreceptors –> bipolar cells –> retinal ganglion cells –> optic nerve –> optic chiasm –> optic tract –> lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus –> V1 –> dorsal and ventral streams

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Energy type of audition

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Physical, sound waves

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Sensory receptors of audition

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Hair cells, inner and outer

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Coding/mapping of audition

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Tonotopy

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Pathway of audition

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Sound waves –> ear canal –> hair cells bend –> release neurotransmitter to medial geniculate nucleus of thalamus –> A1

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Energy type of olfaction

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Chemical, odorants

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Sensory receptors of olfaction

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Olfactory receptors, cilia activated

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Coding/mapping of olfaction

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Combinatorial coding

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Pathway of olfaction

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Odorant particles –> cilia of olfactory receptors –> mitral cells –> 1 of 3 pathways to brain

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Energy type of taste

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Chemical, food

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Sensory receptors of taste

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Taste receptors, 5 types

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Coding/mapping of taste

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Gustatopic map

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Pathway of taste

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Food particles –> microvilli on receptors –> cranial nerves –> thalamus –> primary gustatory cortex

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Does vision make a pitstop at the thalamus?

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Yes, at the lateral geniculate nucleus

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Does audition make a pitstop at the thalamus?

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Yes, at the medial geniculate nucleus

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Does olfaction make a pitstop at the thalamus?

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Not necessarily

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Does taste make a pitstop at the thalamus?

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Yes

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Does vision decussate?

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Yes, at the optic chiasm

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Does audition decussate

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Yes

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Does olfaction decussate?

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No, stays ipsilateral

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Does taste decussate?

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No, stays ipsilateral

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What are photoreceptors?

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Specialized neurons for vision that transduce light energy into neural activity

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What are the different types of photoreceptors?

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Rods and cones

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What do rods code for?

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Night vision and motion

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What do cones code for?

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Color vision and acuity

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Where are rods located?

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Spread out over retina (sans fovea)

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37
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Where are cones located?

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Almost entirely in the fovea

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What is the process of transduction in vision?

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How is light transduced into action potentials?

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  • Light hyperpolarizes the photoreceptor via G-protein coupled receptors
  • This reduces inhibition of the bipolar cells which are excitatory
  • Bipolar cells can now depolarize and fire
  • This now can excite the retinal ganglion cells, whose action potentials get sent to the brain
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What is the pathway from the eye into the brain?

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Geniculostriate system, goes from optic tract to lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus

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How do we get to V1?

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Via optic radiation from LGN to V1

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Does vision make any pitstops?

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Yes, at the thalamus

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What type of information is conserved along the vision pathway?

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Segregation of color/form/motion information, and left/right fields

44
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What are blobs?

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Sections of V1 that are sensitive to information about color; input from P cells, output to thin stripes of V2

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What are interblobs?

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Sections of V1 that are sensitive to information about movement and form. Input from M cells, output:
- If it’s about movement, output to thick stripes of V2
- If it’s about form, output to areas of V2 that are between thick and thin stripes

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What are ocular dominance columns?

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Respond preferentially to information from 1 eye

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How do we perceive location?

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48
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If parts of our visual pathway are injured, how would that change a person’s vision in terms of what part of the visual world they can and cannot see?

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If you severed the optic chiasm, you would not be able to see the outer (temporal) portions of visual fields from both eyes

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How do we perceive edges?

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50
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How do we perceive color?

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Via cones, which can be specialized for blue, green, and red

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What are the dorsal and ventral streams?

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52
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What do the dorsal and ventral streams help us accomplish?

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  • Dorsal: vision-for-action (how we perceive motion); helps with spatial orientation, as well as visually-guided reaching/grasping
  • Ventral: vision-for-perception; recognition and discrimination of visual shapes/objects
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What is the general structure of the olfactory system?

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54
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What are the neurons doing the transduction in olfaction called?

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55
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What are glomeruli?

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Located in the olfactory bulb, glomeruli are made up of the axons from ORN, and they send info to the mitral cells and then to the brain

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What are mitral cells?

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What does transduction look like in olfaction?

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58
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Is there any decussation in olfaction?

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59
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Where is the primary olfactory cortex located?

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60
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What is meant by combinatorial coding?

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61
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Is there a map in olfaction?

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62
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In what ways is the map in olfaction similar and different from other maps we’ve discussed?

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63
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What is the general structure of the gustatory system?

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How many receptors are there in the gustatory system and what are they?

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65
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What does transduction look like in gustation?

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66
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Does information decussate in gustation?

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67
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Where is the primary gustatory cortex located?

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68
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Is there a one-to-one relationship between taste bud cells and neurons liking exactly 1 type of taste?

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69
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Is there a map in gustation?

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70
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In what ways is the gustation map similar and different to other maps we’ve discussed?

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71
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What is the difference between the frequency and amplitude of waves?

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72
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What structures constitute the outer ear?

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73
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What structures constitute the middle ear?

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74
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What structures constitute the inner ear?

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75
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What is the function of the outer ear?

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76
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What is the function of the middle ear?

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77
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What is the function of the inner ear?

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78
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What is the process of transduction in audition?

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79
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Where does the auditory pathway enter the brain?

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80
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Where does the auditory pathway decussate?

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81
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Does the auditory pathway make a pitstop?

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82
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Where is A1?

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83
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How do we perceive pitch?

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84
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How do we perceive loudness?

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85
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How do we perceive the location a sound comes from?

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86
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Where are the dorsal and ventral streams of the auditory pathway?

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87
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What does the premotor area help us with?

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88
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How do we code location on the body to move?

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89
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How do we code which direction to move in?

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90
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How do we code force with which we need to move?

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91
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What is the function of the direct pathway?

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92
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What type of feedback loop is the direct pathway?

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93
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How does the substantia nigra impact the direct pathway?

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94
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What is the function of the indirect pathway?

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95
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What type of feedback loop is the indirect pathway?

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96
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How does the substantia nigra impact the indirect pathway?

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97
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What is Parkinson’s disease in terms of how it impacts the direct and indirect pathways?

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98
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What is the cause of Parkinson’s disease?

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99
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How does M1 tell different parts of the body to move?

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100
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Is there any decussation in movement pathways?

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101
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What decussates (and what does not) in movement pathways?

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102
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In what part of the brain does the decussation occur in movement?

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