CSB332H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Dendritic Spine, Substantia Nigra, Indirect Pathway Of Movement
25 Apr 2014
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Explicit learning (e. g. , associative ltp, non-associative ltp) occurs in the hippocampus. These phenomena explain our ability to consolidate explicit memory into ltm stores. Ltp and ltp-like processes also occur in different parts of the brain. The ltp-like processes in different parts of the brain would underlie different types of memories apart from explicit memory. Ltp-like processes can occur in parts of the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia (dorsal and ventral striatum), amygdala, cerebellum, reflex pathways. These phenomena could explain the other types of memory (e. g. , implicit, non-declarative, unconscious, conscious). The structures involved are the m1 primary motor cortex. The axons of pyramidal neurons in the primary motor cortex form the corticospinal tract. This relays or signals to the skeletal muscles. The activity of the primary motor cortex is modulated by two association areas called the premotor cortex and the supplementary motor area.
