KINE 3020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-9: Connectionism, Extrafusal Muscle Fiber, Gamma Motor Neuron
30 Jul 2017
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What is parallel distributed processing: signals are processed simultaneously among many different brain structures. What is the difference between hierarchical and parallel distributed processing: parallel distributed processing (see above) What is the benefit of having both hierarchical and parallel control systems: allows a certain overlap of functions, so that one system is able to take over from another when environmental or task conditions require it. Also allows a certain amount of recovery from neural injury, by the use of alternative pathways. True/false: parallel input pathways integrate during thalamic processing: false. They stay segregated during the thalamic processing and during the subsequent output to the different parts of the cortex. All but which tract originates in the brainstem: corticospinal tract. What are the three structures that make up the brainstem: midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata. What two structures are connected together by tracts called peduncles : brainstem & cerebellum. What two structures make up the diencephalon: thalamus & hypothalamus.
