BCS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Mirror Neuron, Ventral Anterior Nucleus, Globus Pallidus

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Course: BCS 110
• Professor: Kevin Davis

Document Summary

1. hierarchical organization: association cortex (highest level) secondary motor cortex primary motor cortex brain stem motor nuclei muscles (lowest level) signals flow between levels, each of which are functionally segregated, over multiple paths. 3. learning changes the nature and location of sensorimotor control (i. e. conscious to automatic movement when riding a bike) Exam 2 page 1 cerebellum and basal ganglia interact at many levels of the sensorimotor hierarchy to coordinate and modulate may permit maintenance of visually- guided responses despite cortical damage major tracts to know: helps the primary motor cortex (makes adjustments to motor commands to perform an action well) involved in coordination, precision, and timing of execution commands from the primary motor cortex and in motor learning. Parkinson"s disease - characterized by slowness or absence of movement (bradykinesia/akinesia), rigidity, and a resting tremor in the hands and fingers.