Kinesiology 1080A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Upper Motor Neuron, Frontal Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1080A/B
• Professor: Matthew Heath

Document Summary

Will be talking about movement-based diseases (parkinsons and such) He runs a lab which looks at issues w movement. V1 primary visual cortex in occipital lobe: about the size of a credit card, entirely dedicated to early visual processing detecting edges and contours around shapes, contains phenomenon known as cortical magnification . Cortical magnification is a horizontal visual field asymmetry: refers to movement from central to peripheral vision. Vertical visual field assymetry refers to lower hemiretina to upper hemiretina: superior hemiretina has a greater proportion and density of photoreceptors than the inferior hemiretina. Looking down uses your lower visual field projects to superior hemiretina. Information/projection from the superior hemiretina go more to motor structures in the brain that will ultimately control movements we make within our lower visual allow you to make precise and delicate movements. If not safely returned to play, they may have secondary impact syndrome (hit twice, dies the second time)