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Voluntary Motion Flashcards

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What are the main voluntary motion control areas in the brain?

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Primary motor cortex
Supplementary motor cortex
Premotor cortex

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What are the functions of the premotor cortex?

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  • Identifies the intent of the motion
  • Decides if it is appropriate to move or not (dorsal aspect)
  • Receives sensory information required to move
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What are the 2 divisions of the supplementary motor cortex?

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Supplementary motor area (SMA) and the

Pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA)

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Function of the supplementary motor area?

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Postural control

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Function of the pre-supplementary motor area?

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  • Plans the motor sequence needed to make action occur

- Control to switch strategies or actions

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What is the function of the primary motor cortex?

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Controls specific movements –encodes the movements!

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What cortex layer receives the sensory input?

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Layer 4 - internal granular layer

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What cortex layer outputs the info for the CST pathway?

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Layer 5 - ganglionic layer

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How are the neurons in the primary motor cortex arranged?

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Into columns

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What are the types of columns?

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  • On/off for agonist muscle

- Off/on for antagonist muscle

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What are the types of neurons in the columns?

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  • 1 set to start motion

- 1 set to stop motion

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Neighboring columns have what in common?

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Control related motions!! (not neighboring muscles)

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Stimulation of an area/column in the primary motor cortex that controls fine motion may result in what?

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Contraction of a SINGLE muscle

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Stimulation of an area/column in the primary motor cortex that controls general motion may result in what?

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Contraction of a GROUP of muscles

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Is there a homunculus for the precentral gryus?

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Yes - fine motion (for example hands), takes up more of the topical map

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When reaching for an object, what is the very first step?

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The visual cortex (occipital) must see it and relay that axon to the parietal/frontal cortex

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What are the areas in the parietal cortex that receive input from the visual cortex when reaching?

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V6A, VIP, PEc, MIP

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Function of VIP in the parietal cortex?

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Create a rough map of the space around you

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Where does the VIP project?

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F4 in the premotor cortex

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Function of F4?

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Created a detailed map of the space around you

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Describe the rate of firing in relation to F4 area in the premotor cortex?

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Increased firing rate of action potentials the closer the object is to you

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Function of V6A in the parietal cortex?

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Tells you where your limb is in space

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Where does the V6A project?

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F2 in the premotor cortex

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Function of F2?

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Constructs a related map including the location of your limb in comparison to your body and the space around you

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For grasping, what areas of the parietal cortex are important?

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Anterior Intraparietal area (AIP) and the PFG

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What can neurons in the Anterior Intraparietal Area and PFG respond to?

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Seeing an object
Grasping an object
Seeing and grasping an object

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Where does the Anterior intraparietal area and PFG project to?

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F5 in the premotor cortex

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Function of F5?

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Neurons that fire the GOAL of the action!!

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When trying to drink a cup of coffee, but the gripping is different what area of the premotor cortex is still firing the same?

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F5 – goal is not changed just because the grasp of the cup is!

30
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What area of the brain can sequence complex actions, correct force/direction, balance and eye movements and learn complex actions?

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Cerebellum

31
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What are the 4 functional (not anatomical) regions of the cerebellum?

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Spinocerebellum (vermis) and Spinocerebellum (lateral)
Cerebrocerebellum
Vestibulocerebellum

32
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Function of the Spinocerbellum (medial)?

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Postural control of ongoing motions

33
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Inputs to the spinocerebellum (Vermis)?

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Efferent copy

Vestibular, hearing, auditory information

34
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Outputs of the spinocerebellum (vermis)?

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Fastigial nucleus, Interpositus nuclie to the rubrospinal tract of the SC

35
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Interpositus

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Globose nucleus + Emboliform nucleus

36
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How are the outputs of the cerebellum communicated?

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Deep cerebellar nuclei

37
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Function of the Spinocerebellum (lateral)?

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Force and direction of ongoing motion and ballistic motion control

38
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Ballistic motion

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Motion too fast with no time to correct it

39
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Inputs of the spinocerebellum (lateral)?

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Efferent copy and muscle afferent info

40
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Outputs of the spinocerebellum (lateral)?

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Interpositus nuclei to SC

41
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Function of the cerebrocerebellum?

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Planning complex motions and learning

42
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Inputs of the cerebrocerebellum?

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Cerebral cortex

43
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Outputs of the cerebrocerebellum?

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Dentate nucleus back to the cerebral cortex

44
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Function of the vestibulocerebellum?

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Future balance and eye movements

45
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Input of the vestibulocerebellum?

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Vestibular

46
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Outputs of the vestibulocerebellum?

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Vestibular nuclei that can ascend or descend

47
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For repetitive actions such as walking, chewing, breathing; what initiates the movement?

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Central pattern Generators (CPG)

48
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What is necessary to activate the CPG?

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Cerebral cortex

49
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What is optional to activate the CPG but can help?

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Sensory input helps to modify actions to be appropriate to the environment

50
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What is the function of the Basal Ganglia?

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Start and stop and modulate movement

51
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What is the main NT released in the pathways within the Basal ganglia?

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GABA - inhibitory

52
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Another name for the direct pathway?

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Straitonigral GABAergic

53
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Describe the Direct pathway in detail

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  • Striatum projects to the SNPR/GPI and releases a lot of GABA
  • This causes an IPSP and the neurons going from the SNPR/GPI do not release many action potentials
  • This causes there to be less inhibition of the thalamic neurons and they will become excitatory and fire many action potentials to the cortex and release EAA
  • Motion allowed
54
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Purpose of the direct pathway in the basal ganglia?

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Increase motor movements

55
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Purpose of the indirect pathway in the basal ganglia?

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Decrease motor movements

56
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Describe the indirect pathway in detail

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  • Striatum projects to the GPE and releases a lot of GABA
  • This causes an IPSP and few action potentials are generated on the neuron going from the GPE to the subthalamic nucleus
  • GPE neurons will release less GABA so the subthalamic nucleus will be activated and increase its action potentials
  • The subthalamic nucleus will release EAA to the SNPR/GPI and activate them
  • The SNPR/GPI will then release a lot of GABA on to the thalamic neurons which will result in their inhibition and they will send less EAA to the cortex
  • No motion allowed
57
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What is the effect of dopamine on the direct pathway?

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Amplifies movements and increases motor activity

58
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Where does dopamine come from?

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Substantia nigra pars compacta

59
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What is the effect of dopamine on the indirect pathway?

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Inhibits the indirect pathway from doing its original function of inhibiting motion

60
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Overall effect of dopamine?

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Initiation of motion! By activating the direct pathway and inactivating the indirect pathway

61
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What is the dopamine receptor on the direct pathway and what is its response when bound to dopamine?

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D1, excitatory

62
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What is the dopamine receptor on the indirect pathway and what is its response when bound to dopamine?

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D2, inhibitory

63
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What is lost with parkinsons disease?

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SNPC (substantia nigra pars compacta) - and consequentially dopamime

64
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What is the result on each pathway when there is no SNPC and thus no dopamine?

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The direct pathway is harder to activate
The indirect pathway is harder to inactivate
= Harder to initiate motion!

65
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What are the 2 functions of the prefrontal cortex?

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Planning of complex motor actions and carrying out “thought” processes

66
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What areas are involved in planning complex motor actions?

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Prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor cortex and cerebrocerebellum - also basal ganglia (dopamine)

67
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Once a motion is approved, what is activated?

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The columns in the primary motor cortex

68
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What must the brain activate for muscle contraction to occur in the agonist muscle?

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It must activate the alpha AND gamma motor neurons

69
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What must the brain inactivate for muscle relaxation/stretching to occur in the antagonist muscle?

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It must inhibit the alpha AND gamma motor neurons

70
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Once a motion has already started, what ensures the motion is correct?

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Spinocerebellum

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