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COGS 107a Cerebellum Quiz
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D1
Definition
positive, direct
Term
basal ganglia loops
Definition
1)skelemotor
2)oculomotor
3)dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
4)lateral orbitofrontal ctx
5)anterior cingulate/medial orbitofrontal ctx
6)inferior temporal ctx
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D2
Definition
negative, indirect
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parallel processing hypothesis
Definition
multiple segregated loops, no integration
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information funneling hypothesis
Definition
absolute convergence,
-cortical neurons>striatal neurons
-areas of ctx far apart project to adjacent areas of striatum
-striatal cells synapse across a broad area of GP and SN.
Term
high/low Ach
Definition
high Ach/sensorimotor, non patches
low Ach/limbic areas, on patches
Term
Parkinson's Disease etiology
Definition
adult onset, genetic without 100% penetrance
-One hypothesis is that it results from a genetic susceptibility to an environmental factor
-loss of DA input to striatum from SNpc
-loss must involve over 90% of cells before symptoms appear
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Parkinson's Clinical Systems: MOTOR
Definition
tremor
coghweel rigidity
shuffling steps
akinesia
bradykinesia
dystonia
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Parkinson's Clinical Systems: NONMOTOR
Definition
-cognitive slowing
-difficulty with tasks requiring high level processing
-depression
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akinesia
Definition
difficulty maintaining or beginning a body motion
Term
bradykinesia
Definition
slowness of movement, paucity or incompleteness of mov't
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dystonia
Definition
sustained involuntary muscle contractions and spasms
Term
Parkinson's Treatments
Definition
<-L-DOPA
-transplantation of fetal tissue
-pallidotomy
-deep brain stimulation (DPS)
Term
L-DOPA
Definition
taken up by DA terminals in striatum: converted to DA and then released.
-not effective for long term treatment
-patients develop tolerance
-has many side effects
Term
Pallidotomy
Definition
cells in postevoventral GPi are surgically ablated either unilaterally or bilaterally
Term
Deep Brain Stimulation
Definition
surgical treatment involving implantation of brain pacemaker, which sends electrical impulses to brain. stimulates GPe
Term
functions of cerebellum
Definition
motor learning/coordination and cognition
Term
motor learning/coordination of cerebellum
Definition
-combines and coordinates rapid, skilled mov'ts
-controls and corrects compound, complex mov'ts through feedback and timing
-gains control through trial and error
-with time and practice control passes from effortful to effortless
Term
cognitive functions of cerebellum
Definition
-learning
-cognitive processing of words
-anticipations/planning
-making time-based judgments
-PET and fMRI activation
--imagined or passively observed mov't
--verb generation task
--decreased activation when task is well-practiced
--connections to PFC
Term
cerebellar damage
Definition
-initial state of rigor
-rigor subsides
-inaccurate and exagerated mov't (dysmetria)
-incoordination (ataxia)
-hypotonia
-intention tremors (starts/stops problem) during voluntary mov'ts
Term
Peduncle: Superior
Definition
output 0.8 M, source: deep nuclei
Term
Peduncle: Middle
Definition
input 20 M, mossy fibers, source: CTX (pontine nucleus) [PONS]
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Peduncle : Inferior
Definition
input 0.5M, climbing fibers, source: spinal cord and brainstem nuclei
Term
mass action principle
Definition
less learning = more mass removed
Term
habituation
Definition
reduced response with same stimulus
Term
sensitization
Definition
increased response to habituated stimulus when presented with aversive stimulus
Term
LTP
Definition
enhancement of synaptic strength as a result of repetitive activity. can be induced by a single high F stimulus and last for days
Term
LTD
Definition
synaptic weakening, low F stimulation over a longer period. Can counteract LTP and vice versa
Term
specificity
Definition
only those synapses that are activated during stimulation are enhanced in LTP
Term
associativity
Definition
if one pathway is weakly activated, while another is strongly activated, both show LTP. seen in hebbian learning
Term
behavioral LTP
Definition
synaptic efficacy similar to LTP but follows a normal learning experience
Term
dendritic spines can change due to LTP in these ways:
Definition
-increase in size
-perforated synapses
-spines completely splitting
-new spines forming
Term
synaptic consolidations
Definition
within a few minutes/hours after encoding, changes in gene expression, protein synthesis, and synaptic plasticity
Term
system consolidation
Definition
takes days, months, or years. reorganization of brain regions that support the memory. when a new brain region is needed for the memory-declarative and non declarative
Term
standard consolidation theory of dec. mem consolidation
Definition
hippo-C rapidly encodes an integrated representation of event/concept, slowly transferred to CTX and becomes independent of hippo-C
Term
multiple trace theory of dec. mem. consolidation
Definition
episodic memories are always dependent on Hippo-C. Temporal gradient is dependent not on transfer to CTX but on # of traces stored in Hippo-C. Thus, partial damage of Hippo-C would yield temporally graded amnesia
Term
Interleaved learning theory of dec. mem. consolidation
Definition
particular item isn't learned all at once but through a series of presentations intermixed with exposure to other examples of same domain.
Term
declarative memory functions are strongly associated with :
Definition
Medial Temporal Lobes, and Frontal and Parietal Lobes
Term
within Medial Temporal Lobe, key structure is Hippocampus. It encodes:
Definition
spatial, relational, and episodic memory
Term
____________influence both memory and context
Definition
perirhinal cortices
Term
episodic retrieval is done in:
Definition
anterior prefrontal regions
Term
recollection happens in:
Definition
left dorsolateral prefrontal regions
Term
familiarity/monitoring happens in
Definition
right dorsolateral prefrontal regions
Term
semantic retrieval happens in
Definition
language areas in (L) inferior frontal gyrus
Term
episodic retrieval happens in:
Definition
posterior lateral parietal and posterior midline
(deactivated during episodic encoding)
Term
encoding requires ______consolidation
Definition
synaptic
Term
storage requires _______consolidation
Definition
system
Term
molecular layer of cerebellum
Definition
mostly Purkinje cell dendrites and afferents
Term
purkinje cell layer
Definition
purkinje cells and special computational features
Term
granular layer
Definition
receives mossy fiber input, billions of neurons, cerebellar glomeruli, axons ascend into molecular layer where they form PF's
Term
mossy fiber
Definition
sends state info about periphery and other brain centers
MF->granule celle -> purkinje cell pathway
Term
climbing fibers
Definition
arise from Inferior Olive, contacts only one Purkinje cell.
Term
3 cerebellum subdivisions
Definition
vernal (medial) zone, intermediate zone, lateral zone
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