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Cerebral cortex Flashcards

1
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What is the major input to primary motor cortex?

A

Ventral lateral nucleus thalamus

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What is the major input to premotor area and SMA?

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Ventral anterior nucleus

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Cortical microstimulation reveals two body maps in which two areas?

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low threshold - M1 - area 4
higher threshold in mesial area 6 - SMA
also reveals a complex mosaic

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Can a single motor cortex neuron activate multiple muscles?

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Spike-triggered averaging reveals that natural activity of a single motor cortex neuron activates several finger muscles.

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