Cerebral Cortex Flashcards
The top three layers of the cortex are the _______________.
“interoffice mail”
Layer IV of the cortex is _________________.
input
Layers V and VI are _____________.
output
20% of cortical neurons are ________________ that arise from the ganglionic eminence.
inhibitory interneurons
Synaptic plasticity occurs when the _______________.
presynaptic cells fires right before a postsynaptic cell fires
What is the frequency range of electrical wave oscillation in EEGs?
Below 3.5 Hz to 100 Hz
“The acetylcholinergic reticular system thus acts to _________________.”
open the thalamocortical gate
It does so by releasing the thalamic cells from the rhythmic calcium spikes that generate sleep spindles.
The GABAergic cells of the reticular thalamic nucleus does what when stimulated?
Induces sleep
