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Organisation of the Cerebral Cortex Flashcards

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What is the function of a simple cell in the visual cortex?

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On/off firing - regardless of movement direction

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What is the function of a complex cell in the visual cortex?

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Firing in response to one movement direction of stimulus

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What is the function of a hypercomplex cell in the visual cortex?

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Firing in response to stimulus with certain spatial dimensions

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What is the function of the connections between the intralaminar nuclei and the raphe nuclei?

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Serotonergic

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What is the function of the connections between the intralaminar nuclei and the locus coeruleus?

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Noradrenergic

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What is the function of the connections between the intralaminar nuclei and the basal nucleus?

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Cholinergic

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What is the function of the connections between the intralaminar nuclei and the midbrain nuclei?

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Dopaminergic

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What is the function of association fibres?

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Link cortical areas in same hemisphere

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What is the function of commissural fibres?

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Link areas in different hemispheres

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