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Motor Systems

This class was created by Brainscape user Elizabeth Reczek. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Elizabeth Reczek
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Decks in this class (17)

Introduction to Motor Systems
- General overview of unit content + assessments - Types of motor behaviour, feedback/feedforward control and motor hierarchy
42  cards
Muscle contraction mechanisms
structure of muscles, biochemistry of muscle contraction, muscle fibress
77  cards
Motor Units
motor units, diseases of the motor unit
60  cards
Spinal interneurons and spinal reflexes
- gross structure of spinal cord - cell biology of interneurons - biochemistry relexes
65  cards
Motor neuron disease 1
- clinical characteristics - genetics (familial v sporadic) - pathological features
26  cards
Motor neuron disease 2
latest experimental research, disease mechanisms, treatments and new candidate therapies
74  cards
Proprioception and motor control
proprioceptors, structure and function of muscle, golgi tendon organs, proprioceptive diseases
51  cards
Rhythmic movement 1
stepping, supraspinal control, spinal rehabilitation
37  cards
Rhythmic motor movements 2
stepping, swing and stance phases, supraspinal control of stepping, spinal rehabilitation
55  cards
Voluntary control and descending pathways
organisation of the motor system, descending motor pathways to spinal cord, functions of brain stem
61  cards
Motor Cortex
what is the motor cortex, how it is organized, functional organization, population coding
71  cards
Neural coding and brain machine interfaces
what is a brain machine interface (BMI), the basic science behind BMIs
60  cards
Neural coding and brain machine interfaces 2
- recent developments
41  cards
Oculomotor movements
eye movements and circuits that control them
75  cards
superior colliculus
properties and functional anatomy, role in innate and defensive behaviour
68  cards
Vestibular Systems
functional anatomy, hair cells and head movement, vertigo and Meniere's disease
83  cards
Vestibular Influence on Oculomotor control and posture
0  cards

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