Chap 10 Flashcards by Ming Li

Q

What are the hierarchical brain categories

A

Spinal cord
low decebrate
- hindbrain
high decebrate
- midbrain
Diencephalic
- hypothalamus + thalamus
Decorticate
- basal ganglia
Typical cortex
- lobes of the cortex

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What are the 2 types of cortical cells ?

A

spiny and aspiny

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Q

describe spiny cortical cells

A

includes pyramidal cells, that have dendritic spines
they have excitatory neurons using glutamate or aspartate

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Describe aspiny cortical cells

A

have short axons with no dendritic spines
these are inhibitory and likely use GABA

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