Motor Control

Question 1

What is the ratio for motor cortex neurons synapsing to alpha motor neurons?

Answer 1

Alpha motor neurons have a 1:! ratio to muscles. Alpha motor neurons project out of the ventral horn of the spinal cord.

Question 2

What is convergence referring to in motor control?

Answer 2

Many motor cortex neurons connect to a single alpha motor neuron

Question 3

What is divergence referring to in motor control?

Answer 3

one motor cortex neurons connects to many alpha motor neurons