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plasticity

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ability of synaptic function to change depending upon antecedent activity

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facilitation

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rapid increase in amplitude of post-synaptic potentials following a train of stimuli. 2nd EPSP is bigger than the first, etc.

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depression

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causes neurotransmitter release to decline during sustained synaptic activity. This depletes the pool of releasable vesicles.

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augmentation

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increase in the amount of transmitter released from the presynaptic terminal lasting a few seconds.

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potentiation

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increase in the amount of transmitter released from the presynaptic terminal lasting minutes (post tetanic potentiation).

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associative learning

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formation of associations among stimuli and/or repsonses

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classical conditioning

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a neutral stimulus (CS - bell) is paired with a stimulus that elicits a response (US - meat powder)

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Instrumental (operant) conditioning

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an organism learns to associate consequences with its own behavior. delivery of a reinforcing stimulus is contingent upon expression of a designated behavior.

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habituation

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reduction in a response to a stimulus that is delivered repeatedly

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dishabituation

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recovery of a habituated response due to presentation of another strong stimulus

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sensitization

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enhancement of a response produced by presentation of a strong stimulus

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L7

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motor neuron that synapses with the gill muscle, the site of which habituation appears to occur

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L29

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interneuron that releases serotonin in response to the head shock. this activates GPCRs that are linked to CAMP production, which activates PKA which phosphorylates and CLOSES K channels. closing K channels decreases K conductance and prolongs the AP and allows more Ca inside.

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Long-term potentiation

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long lasting enhancement of the strength of stimulated synapses. LTP is input specific, the input only affects the pathway it is associated with. membrane potential of postsynaptic cell determines if LTP will occur. AMPA and NMDA receptors.

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long-term depression

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persistent weakening of synapses based upon recent patterns of activity

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myosin

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long coiled tail and globular head which has ATPase activity. Think filament of muscle.

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actin

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globular, thin filaments of muscle

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tropomyosin

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rod shaped, interacts with troponin to hide actin

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troponin

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protein complex that associates with tropomyosin to form a barrier to formation of cross-bridges between actin and myosin. when Ca binds the tropomyosin-troponin complex exposes myosin

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t tubules

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invagination of membrane into the sarcoplasmic reticulum that conducts the depolarization (EPP) which triggers the release of Ca

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tetanus

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contraction is sustained without any relaxations

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asynchronous recruitment

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to maintain tetanic contractions in a muscle, some motor units are contracting while others relax in order to prevent muscle fatigue and failure

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gamma motor neurons

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neurons that innervate muscle spindles - specialized muscle fibers that sense stretch and help set muscle fiber length

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alpha motor neurons

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neurons that innervate the striated muscle fibers that generate the force of contraction

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size principle

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small units are activated by weak synaptic stimulation, large units require greater synaptic stimulation

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motor unit

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each motor neuron innervates multiple muscle fibers in a single muscle

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motor neuron pool

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multiple motor neurons innervate a single muscle

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gamma bias

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basal level of gamma motor neuron activity required to enable muscle spindles to operate at all muscle lengths

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golgi tendon organ

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these are in series with extrafusal muscle fibers, are innervated by group 1b sensory afferents, relatively insensitive to passive stretch but are very sensitive to muscle contraction. this regulates muscle tension with negative feedback pathway.

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nociceptor

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pain receptor, initiates the flexion reflex

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flexion reflex

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withdrawl from a painful stimulus, yet activates the contralateral limb to maintain balance

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central pattern generators

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local spinal cord circuits that control and coordinate complex motor behaviors, such as locomotion and swimming. involves stance and swing phases.

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vestibular complex

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receives information from the vestibular system (balance, equilibrium). rapidly adjusts to stabilize posture.

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reticular formation

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cardiovascular & respiratory control, sensory motor reflexes, eye movements, sleep, arousal, coordination of limb and trunk movements. initiates adjustments to stabilize posture during movement. is modulatory and premotor

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homunculus model

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shows what a man’s body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement.

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mirror motor neurons

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distinctive class of neurons that discharge both when a monkey executes a motor act and when it observes another individual performing the same or similar motor act.

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spinal shock

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initial period of hypotonia when spinal interneurons are devoid of descending input (after a few days spinal circuits regain significant function)

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Babinski sign

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when dragging a pointy object along the bottom of the foot the toes extend and fan out. indicates damage to corticospinal pathway, and is a potential sign of MS

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spasticity

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increased muscle tone; hyperactive stretch reflexes and clonus (alternating contractions/relaxations in response to muscle stretch)

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medium spiny neurons

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contained within the corpus striatum (caudate and putamen), receives input from cortex, and outputs to neurons in globus pallidus and substantia nigra (pallidum)

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Parkinson’s disease

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disease caused by loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. characterized by tremor, slowed motion, rigid muscles, impaired posture and balance, dementia, etc. treated with L-dopa and possibly stem cell therapy

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Huntington’s disease

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hereditary, progressive disease that is always fatal. appearance characterized by hyperkinesia and chorea, abnormal movements, dementia, personality disorder. caused by genetic mutation int he gene that produces huntingtin which leads to neuronal cell death. can only treat the symptoms.

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motor error

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the difference between intended and actual movement

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Purkinje cells

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the only output cells of the cerebellar cortex, all of which are inhibitory. receives input from parallel (from as many as 200,000 granule cells) and climbing fibers

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granule cell

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most abundant neuron in the brain, about 200,000 are in contact with 1 purkinje cell via parallel fibers

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basket cell

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has inhibitory input synapse with purkinje cell

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golgi cell

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receive input from mossy fibers and has inhibitory output on granule cells

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stellate cell

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modifies purkinje cell dendritic output via an inhibitory synaps

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excitatory loop

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made up of mossy and climbing fibers that drive activation of neurons in the deep cerebellar nuclei (DCN)

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inhibitory loop

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purkinje cells respond to excitatory input from the climbing fibers and granule cells and invert this signal onto the deep cerebellar nuclei

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climbing fiber

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provides input to the purkinje cell, 1:1 ration, may have 1000 synapses with each cell. AP in climbing fiber gives strong EPSP in purkinje cell

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mossy fiber

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synapses onto granule cells, axons form parallel fibers which contact many purkinje cells

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parallel fiber

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synapses with purkinje cells, is made up of granule cell fibers

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saccades

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conjugate eye movements that change the point of foveal fixation

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GABAergic

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inhibitory synapses that open Cl channels, how outputs from basal ganglia performs inhibition

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