Cerebral Cortex Functions — Flashcards

Non-associative learning is associated with _____

Law of _____ states that no matter where a particular sensory pathway is stimulated along its course to the cortex, the conscious sensation produced is referred to the location of the receptor

_____ of the globus pallidus internus results in excitation of the ipsilateral ventral lateral (VL) nucleus of the thalamus (basal ganglia pathway)

Medial motor pathways:_____ reticular nuclei transmit excitatory signals to the axial muscles of the vertebral column and extensor muscles of limbs by way of the pontine reticulospinal tract, located in the anterior column of the cord.

What is the function of Dorsomedial thalamic nuclei?_____

Layers of the cerebellum:Stellate, basket, Golgi and Purkinje cells release _____ at their endings.

The image shows decerebrate rigidity, in which there is _____ excitation

Clonus is due to sustained hyperactivity of _____ motor neurons.

_____ are sudden, jerky eye movements that occur as the gaze shifts from one object to another, performed to bring image of an object quickly on the fovea.

_____ is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter of the CNS