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Cortical organisation and function Flashcards

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where is the cerebral cortex?

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covers entire surface of the brain

contains grey matter

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what do fissures separate?

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hemispheres and lobes

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what are Brodmann maps

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52 regions based cytoarchitecture (cell size, spacing, packing density and layers)

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how are Brodmann maps useful?

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areas relate to function e.g primary somatosensory (1,2,3), primary motor (4)

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what are the different cerebral cortex lobes

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Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital

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what are the functions of the Frontal lobe iM CALM

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initiating Motor function
Cognitive executive function
Attention
Language
Memory
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what are the functions of the parietal lobe?

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sensation - touch/pain
sensory aspects of language
spatial orientation and self-perception

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what are the functions of the occipital lobe?

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processing visual information

gives meaning to images

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what are the functions of the temporal lobe

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processing auditory information
emotions
memories

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what is contained in the limbic lobe?

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amygdala, hippocampus, mamillary body, cingulate gyrus

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what are the functions of the limbic lobe? MEMs and LeaRning

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MEMs and LeaRning
memory
emotion
motivation
learning 
reward
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where is the insular lobe?

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lies deep into lateral fissure

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what is grey matter?

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neuronal cell bodies and glial cells

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what is white matter?

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myelinated neuronal axons

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what are the types of white matter tracts?

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association fibres, commissural fibres, projection fibres

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what are association fibres?

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connect areas in same hemisphere

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what are commissural fibres?

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connect homologous structures in left and right hemispheres

e.g corpus callosum, anterior commissure

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what are projection fibres

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connect cortex to lower brain structures

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what association fibres connect the frontal and occipital lobe?

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superior longitudinal fasciculus

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what association fibres connnect the frontal and temporal lobes, specifically Brocas and Wernickes area?

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arcuate fasciculus

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what association fibres connect the temporal and occipital lobes?

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Inferior longitudinal fasciculus

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what association fibres connect the frontal and temporal lobes?

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Uncinate fasciculus

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where do commissural fibres pass through

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corpus callosum

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where do projection fibres converge?

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through the internal capsule (between the thalamus and basal ganglia)

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how predictable is function from primary cortices?

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easily predictable with left-right symmetry

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how predictable is function of secondary/association cortices?

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less predictable

left-right symmetry is weak or absent

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what are the motor areas of the frontal lobe?

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primary
supplementary
premotor

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what does the primary motor area of the frontal lobe control?

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fine, discrete voluntary movements

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what does the supplementary motor area of the frontal lobe control?

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planning complex movements, internally cued

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what does the premotor area of the frontal lobe control?

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planning movements, externally cued

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what area of the frontal lobe controls fine, discrete voluntary movements?

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primary motor area

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what area of the frontal lobe plans complex, internally cued movements?

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supplementary motor area

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what area of the frontal lobe plans movements that are externally cued?

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premotor area

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34
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what areas are contained in the parietal lobe?

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primary somatosensory area

somatosensory association area

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what is controlled by the primary somatosensory area?

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processes somatic sensations arising from receptors in the body

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what is controlled by the somatosensory association area of the parietal lobe?

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interpret the significance of sensory information

awareness of self and personal space

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what is controlled by the primary visual area of the occipital lobe?

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processes visual stimuli

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what is controlled by the visual association area of the occipital lobe?

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gives meaning and interpretation of visual input

39
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what is controlled by the primary auditory area of the temporal lobe?

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processes auditory stimuli

40
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what is controlled by the auditory association area of the temporal lobe?

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gives meaning and interpretation of auditory input

41
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what is the prefrontal cortex responsible for? APPSD

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attention
planning
personality expression
social behaviour
decision making
42
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what is the brocas area responsible for?

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motor aspect of speech, production of language

43
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where is the Brocas area?

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left frontal lobe, just above sylvian fissure

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what is Wernicke’s area responsible for?

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understanding and comprehension of language

45
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where is Wernicke’s area found?

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left temporal lobe, superiorly and caudally

46
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what is the result of a frontal lobe lesion?

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changes in personality, inappropriate behaviour

47
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what is the result of a parietal lobe lesion?

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contralateral neglect
lack of awareness of self on opposite side
lack of awareness of opposite side of extrapersonal space

48
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what is the result of a temporal lesion?

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agnosia (inability to recognise)

possible anterograde amnesia

49
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what is Brocas aphasia?

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expressive aphasia - poor production of speech, comprehension intact

50
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what is Wernicke’s aphasia?

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receptive aphasia - poor comprehension of language

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what would a lesion to the primary visual cortex of the occipital lobe cause?

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blindness in the corresponding part of the visual field

52
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what would a lesion to the visual association area of the occipital lobe cause?

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deficits in interpretation of visual information e.g prosopagnosia

53
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what are the 4 main methods of assessing cortical function?

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Positron emission tomography (PET)
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
electroencephalography (EEG)
magnetoencephalography (MEG)

54
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what is a PET scan?

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demonstrates the blood flow directly to a brain region

55
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what is an fMRI scan?

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basically a PET using radioactive isotopes of glucose

demonstrates amount of blood oxygen in brain regions

56
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what is an EEG?

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measures electrical signals produced by the brain

57
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what is an MEG?

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measures magnetic signals produced by the brsin

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what are visual evoked potentials?

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type of encephalography

stimulates visual sensations

59
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what are somatosensory evoked potentials?

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series of waves that reflect sequential activation of neural structures along the somatosensory pathways

60
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what is transcranial magnetic stimulation?

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assesses functional integrity of neural circuits, using electromagnetic induction to stimulate neurones

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what is transcranial direct current stimulation

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uses low direct current over the scalp to increase or decrease neuronal firing rates

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what is diffusion tensor imaging?

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scan based on the diffusion of water molecules

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what is diffusion tensor imaging with tractography?

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3D reconstruction of brain to assess neural tracts

64
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Mnemonic for insular lobe?

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Insurance AVIVA
Auditory processing
Visual vestibular integration
Interoception
Visceral sensation
Autonomic control
65
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How to tell brocas and wernickes aphasia apart

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Broca C D Expressive aphasia

Wernickes V U T S Receptive aphasia

66
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what is multiple sclerosis?

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demyelination of neurones due to autoimmune attack of oligodendrocytes (CNS)
characterised by 2 different areas affected with episodic neurological dysfunction

67
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symptoms of MS?

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fatigue
difficulty walking
blurred vision
bladder control issues
numbness/tingling
stiffness/spasms
balance/coord issues
cognitive issues
68
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what is the inflammation process of MS?

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driven by perivascular and leptomeningeal (arachnoid and pia mater) immune cell infiltration (CD3 T cells, CD20 B cells)
inflammation - demyelination - axonal loss - neurodegeneration

69
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risk factors for MS

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family history
female
other autoimmune
vit D deficiency as a child
epstein-barr virus 
smoking
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types of MS

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relapsing-remitting
primary progressive
secondary progressive - may also have relapse/remiss and faster progression than primary
progressive-relapsing - progressive worsening and acute relapses with no remission

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MS early symptoms

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ocular pain, blurred vision (optic neuritis)

72
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path of projection fibres?

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corona radiata
to internal capsule
into descending white matter tracts (brainstem/spinal cord)

73
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types of association fibres

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short fibres - U fibres - connect adjacent gyri within same hemisphere
long fibres - connect distal regions within same hemisphere

74
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what is an M-wave

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fast twitch
motor activation - orthrodromic (towards muscle)

electrical stimulus - activates motor axons orthodromically - action potentials - muscle contraction

75
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what is an H-reflex

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slow twitch - orthrodromic sensory activation

electrical stimulus - activates sensory axons orthodromically - action potentials to spinal cords - lower motor neurons - muscle contraction

76
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what is an F-wave

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slowest muscle twitch
antidromic motor activation (goes backwards through spinal cord - opposite of normal motor M wave)

large electrical stimulus only - activates motor axons antidromically - action potentials to spinal cord - backfire to lower motor neurons - muscle contraction

77
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what do CNS demyelinations show on an EMG

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slowed motor neuron latency in CNS so prolonged CMCT (central motor conduction time)

78
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calculation for peripheral motor conduction time (PMCT)

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(M latency + F latency-1) /2

-1 is for turnaround time in spinal cord of F wave

79
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how do we measure motor evoked potential latency (total motor conduction time)

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transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

measured with an EMG to see how long it takes from activation of motor cortex to muscle contraction

80
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what is total motor conduction time (TMCT)

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time taken from stimulation of primary motor cortex by TMS to the contraction of muscle (measured by EMG)

81
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what is peripheral motor conduction time measuring

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time from spinal cord to muscle along motor axon

82
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how to calculate central motor conduction time

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TMCT - PMCT

83
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how do we know if there is an issue of conduction of CNS neurons? (MS)

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longer MEP - could be upper MN, lower MN, both (longer TMCT)

peripheral nerve stim - normal F wave (so normal PMCT) indicates no issue with lower MN

AKA total motor conduction time delayed with normal peripheral motor conduction time

BRS Year 2 (67 decks)

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