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Decks in this class (20)

Lecture 1: Intro to CNS and PNS
What makes up the cns,
What makes up the pns,
What is the functional unit of th...
101  cards
Lecture 2: Action Potentials + Propagation Synaptic Transmission
Why are neurons electrically pola...,
Are neurons electrically excitable,
What is the change in membrane po...
49  cards
Lecture 3 Part 1: Somatosensation
What does somatic sensation origi...,
Where do the cell bodies of the a...,
What is sensory transduction
29  cards
Lecture 3 Part 2: Pain
What are the 3 types of pain,
What is acute pain,
What is the function of acute pain
30  cards
Lecture 4: PNS Injury and Repair
Where are upper motor neurons,
Where are lower motor neurons,
What are the 2 types of lower mot...
60  cards
Lecture 5 - Overview of Motor Pathways
How many fibres cross at the pyra...,
What is the pyramidal decision,
What is the corticospinal pathway
17  cards
Lecture 6: Motor and Premotor Cortex
What are the 3 sections of the mo...,
Which area of the motor cortex ha...,
Which areas are enlarged in the p...
65  cards
Lecture 7: Muscle Function
What is an alpha motor neurone,
What is a motor unit,
What is the all or none principle...
42  cards
Lecture 8: Reflexes
What is the main role of upper mo...,
What is the main role of lower mo...,
What do muscle spindles do
50  cards
Lecture 9: Gait
What are the 2 phases in gait,
What are the 5 parts of the stanc...,
What are the 2 parts of the swing...
41  cards
Lecture 10: Basal Ganglia and Dopamine
What stage of movement is the bas...,
What are the 5 distinct nuclei,
Where do major inputs come from
45  cards
Lecture 11: Posture and Balance
What is centre of mass com,
What is base of support bos,
What is centre of pressure cop
64  cards
Lecture 12: Cerebellum and Motor Control
What are the similarities with ce...,
Does the cerebrum or cerebellum h...,
How does the c
38  cards
Lecture 13: Neuroplasticity
What is neuroplasticity,
What are the basic aspects of neu...,
Are connections between neurons s...
41  cards
Lecture 14: Motor Learning
What is motor learning,
What is happening in the brain wi...,
What is explicit motor learning
40  cards
Lecture 15: Vision
What is the 4 step hierarchy of t...,
What is the retina,
What are the two kinds of photore...
35  cards
Lecture 16: Neurosciences of Stress
What causes stress,
What is anxiety,
What does stress alter
33  cards
Lecture 17: Association Cortex and Cognition
What is the unimodal association ...,
What is heteromodal association c...,
Do unimodal or heteromodal associ...
43  cards
Lecture 18: Attention and Perception
What are the 2 types of attention,
What is selective attention,
What is sustained attention
30  cards
Lecture 19: Speech and Language
Is attention lateralized in the l...,
Is language reception and express...,
What is the broca s area
22  cards

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