Motor Learning Unit 3

efferent/motor

information that travels from brain to spinal cord is called

monkey brains

Human brains are most similar to

primary motor cortex

Where does all movement come out of

where movement is coming from in the brain

The somatopic map shows

transcranial magnetic stimulation

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

transcranial direct current stimulation

transcranial alternating current stimulation

noninvasive stimulation includes

short-latency

motor-evoked potentials

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is

suprathreshold

what M1 activity causes action potentials

subthreshold

what m1 activity primes the cells

transcranial direct current stim

transcranial alternating current stim

what is under subthreshold

transcranial magnetic stim

repetitive transcranial magnetic stim

what is under suprathreshold

primary motor cortex from all areas of the brain

there are many inputs to the

other places and transmitted through m1

decision making can be performed in

intention of movement

selection of movement based on external events

external cues

the premotor cortex’s purpose is to

used to mimic movement we’ve seen to correctly learn the movement

why are mirror neurons important

you are performing the movement or watching the movement

mirror neurons are activated when

locomotion

timing or sequence of events

bimanual coordination

internally generated movement

the supplementary motor area does

when you can’t learn a movement through performing it, it gives you another opportunity to learn through watching someone else do it

the supplementary motor area is very important