Lecture 7: Sensory and Motor Systems

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Taken from Lecture 7 of PSY 314
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What are the 4 steps required in movement? 1. Sense the environment 2. Select an appropriate response (decision) 3. Plan the motor response 4. Execute the motor response
What are the cutaneous sense? Sensitivity to stimuli that involve the skin (touch)
What is kinesthesia? Perception of the body's own movements
What are organic senses? Senses in the inner organs of the body
What are the 4 stimuli for the cutaneous senses? Pressure Vibration (texture) Heating & cooling Tissue damage
What are the 2 stimuli for kinesthesia? Stretch receptors in skeletal muscle Used to control movement
What are the stimuli for organic senses? Respond to stretch and sometimes temperature
What are the 3 somatosenses? Touch Temperature Pain
What is touch defined as? Sensitivity to pressure and vibration
What are the 2 thermal receptors? Warm & cold
What are the 3 types of pain receptors? High-threshold mechanoreceptors (respond to intense pressure) Extremes in heat, acids & capsaicin Sensitive to ATP
What are the 5 cutaneous receptors? Ruffini's Pacinian Meissner's Merkel's Free nerve endings
What do Ruffini's respond to? Edges
What do Pacinian respond to? Mechanical stimulation & rapid vibrations
What do Meissner's respond to? Light touch & low frequency vibrations
What do Merkel's respond to? Texture
What do free nerve endings respond to? Pain, temperature & itch
What kind of neurons are sensory neurons? Unipolar neurons
Where do sensory neurons project to? Receptors in the skin
Cutaneous receptors in order from closest to surface of skin to furthest away Free nerve endings Merkel's Meissner's Ruffini's Pacinian
What is the dorsal column/medial lemniscal pathway involved in? Localized information like fine touch and kinesthesia
What is the dorsal column/medial lemniscal pathway? Axons from somatosensory receptors enter CNS via spinal nerves (cell bodies in dorsal root ganglion) Enter and ascend in spinal cord in dorsal columns to nuclei in medulla Cross and ascend through ML to VPN of thalamus VPN projects to S1
What is the spinothalamic tract involved in? Poorly localized information like pain and temperature
What is the spinothalamic tract pathway? Axons enter CNS via spinal nerves (cell bodies in DRG) Synapse in spinal cord gray matter Ascend in spinothalamic tract in lateral horn Joins axons in ML that project to VPN of thalamus VPN projects to S1
What connects muscle fibers to bones? Skeletal muscle
Flexion vs. extension Flexion is the movement that bends joints Extension is the movement that straightens joints
What is extrafusal muscle fiber responsible for? Muscle contraction
What is extrafusal muscle fiber innervated by? Alpha motor neurons
What does the ratio of alpha motor neurons to muscle fiber depend on? Precision of muscle movement Precise movements have lower ratio of neurons to fibers
What is a motor unit? Alpha motor neuron Axon Associated extrafusal muscle fibers
What is intrafusal muscle fiber responsible for? Specialized sensory organs
How are intrafusal muscle fibers arranged? Parallel to extrafusal muscle fibers in order to detect muscle length
What contracts intrafusal muscle fibers? Gamma motor neurons
What does intrafusal muscle fiber NOT contribute much to? Force of muscle contraction
What does intrafusal muscle fiber modify? Sensitivity to stretch of fiber endings
What are myofibrils? Overlapping strands of actin and myosin that make up muscle fibers
What creates striated muscle? Regions where actin and myosin overlap
What is actin? A protein that provides the physical basis for muscle contraction
What is myosin? A protein that provides the physical basis for a muscle contraction
What are myosin cross bridges? The small protrusions on the myosin filaments that interact with the actin filaments to produce a muscle contraction
How do myosin cross bridges work? Myosin cross bridges "row" along the actin filaments Attach to the actin filament and then detach, bend back, and reattach to the actin filament at a point farther down
What is the neuromuscular junction (NMJ)? The terminal button of an efferent neuron and the membrane of the muscle fiber it synapses on
What is the motor end plate? The postsynaptic membrane of a NMJ
What is endplate potential? PSP that occurs in the motor endplate in response to ACh release
Is endplate potential smaller or larger than an EPSP? Larger
What induces contraction of the muscle fiber? Each AP
What occurs during contraction of muscle fiber? Depolarization of the muscle fiber opens voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels Ca2+ enters the cytoplasm which triggers the muscle contraction
Why do the physical effects of skeletal muscle contraction last longer than the AP? Elasticity of muscle Time required to rid the cell of Ca2+
What can a rapid succession of APs produce? Sustained muscle contraction
What is stretched when the muscle lengthens? Intrafusal muscle fibers
What do intrafusal muscle fibers detect? Muscle length
What is the Golgi tendon organ? Stretch receptors in the tendons
What does the Golgi tendon organ detect? Total amount of stretch exerted on a muscle How hard a muscle is pulling
What is the Golgi tendon organ encoded by? Firing rate
What is the muscle-spindle feedback circuit? 1. Tension on tendon activates sensory neuron 2. Sensory neuron stimulates interneuron 3. Interneuron inhibits motoneuron 4. Tension on tendon is reduced
What does reflexive control of movement reflect about the spinal cord? Spinal cord has some degree of autonomy
What can particular stimuli elicit in the spinal cord? Rapid response via neural connections in the spinal cord
What does monosynaptic stretch reflex do? Control of posture Correction for weight added to a muscle
What is the monosynaptic stretch reflex? Reflex in which a muscle contracts in response to being quickly stretched
How does the monosynaptic stretch reflex occur? (List steps) 1. Stretching stimulates sensory receptor (muscle spindle) 2. Sensory neuron excited 3. Within integrating center (spinal cord), sensory neuron activates motor neuron 4. Motor neuron excited 5. Effector (same muscle) contracts and relieves the stretching
What is the polysynaptic reflex arc? 1. Golgi tendon detects muscle stretch 2. Synapses on inhibitory interneurons that synapse on the alpha motor neuron of that same muscle 3. Decreases the strength of muscular contraction when there is a danger of damage to tendons or bones
How do the brain and the spinal cord control movement in the motor system? Simultaneously control particular types of movement
Where is the primary motor cortex located? Precentral gyrus in the frontal cortex Frontal part of the parietal lobe
What does stimulation of the primary motor cortex produce? Produces movement of the body
What is the supplementary motor area to the primary motor cortex? Frontal cortex
What is the motor homunculus? Physical representation of the human body, located within the brain Neurological "map" of the anatomical divisions of the body
What is the premotor cortex involved in? Involved in planning of movements which get executed via their connections with primary motor cortex
What two visual streams are involved in movement? Ventral visual stream in the inferior temporal lobe Dorsal visual stream in posterior parietal lobe
Why are visual streams involved in movement? Need to know where your arms, legs, etc. are and where objects are to correctly manipulate these objects
In what way is the parietal lobe involved in movement? Organizing visually guided movements
What does the pathway from the parietal lobe to the frontal cortex control? Controls movements of arms and legs in a goal-directed context
Where does the primary motor cortex receive information from? Primary somatosensory cortex
What information does the primary somatosensory cortex provide? Body part to body part organization Rapid feedback to the motor system during the manipulation of objects
What are the two descending groups of pathways in which the primary motor cortex controls movement? Lateral group Ventromedial group
What does the lateral group control? Control of independent limb movements
Which 2 pathways are associated with the lateral group? Dorsolateral corticospinal tract Dorsolateral corticorubrospinal tract
What does the ventromedial group control? Automatic movements Gross movements of the trunk Coordinated limb and trunk movements involved in posture and locomotion
Which pathways are associated with the ventromedial group? Ventromedial corticospinal tract Ventromedial cortico-brainstem-spinal tract
Describe the dorsolateral corticospinal tract. 1. From primary motor cortex through pyramidal tract 2. Cross at the dorsolateral portion of ventral horn of the spinal cord 3. Projects to the muscle fiber in the limb
Describe the ventromedial corticospinal tract. 1. From primary motor cortex through the pyramidal tract 2. Travels through ventromedial portion of ventral horn of spinal cord (does not cross) 3. Projects to the muscle fiber in limb
What does destruction of the basal ganglia cause? Motor impairment
What are the 3 motor nuclei? Caudate Putamen Globus Pallidus (internal & external divisions)
What are the 3 inputs of the basal ganglia? Primary motor cortex Primary somatosensory cortex Substantia nigra (SN)
The 3 outputs of the basal ganglia are done via what part of the brain? Thalamic nucleus (VA/VL)
What are the 3 outputs of the basal ganglia? Primary motor cortex Supplementary motor area Premotor cortex
What do ventromedial pathways provide? Motor nuclei in the brainstem
What is the loop between the cortex and basal ganglia? 1. Frontal, parietal, and temporal cortex project to the striatum (caudate & putamen) 2. Striatum projects to the globus pallidus (GP) 3. GP projects to VA/VL nuclei of the thalamus 4. VA/VL to motor cortex
What information does the loop between the cortex and basal ganglia provide? Basal ganglia is informed of planned movements and can influence these movements via this loop
What are the outputs of the cerebellum? Every major motor structure of the brain
What does cerebellar damage cause? Uncoordinated jerky movements
What does the cerebellum consist of? 2 cerebellar hemispheres 4 deep cerebella nuclei
What are the 4 deep cerebellar nuclei? Flocculonodular lobe (caudal end) Vermis (midline) Lateral Zone Cerebellar cortex
What is the function of the flocculonodular lobe? Involved in postural reflexes
What is the function of the vermis? Influences automatic behaviors and posture
What is the function of the lateral zone? Control of independent skilled movements Calculates closely timed sequences of muscular contractions to execute rapid skilled movements
What is the function of the cerebellar cortex? Control of arms and legs
How do we find evidence of the function of the cerebellum? Human brain damage patients
What does damage to the flocculonodular lobe result in? Disturbances in posture and balance
What does damage to the intermediate zone result in? Deficits in movements produced by the rubrospinal tract
What does damage to the lateral zone produce? Weakness and decomposition of movement Impaired timing of ballistic movements
What are the characteristics of Parkinson's disease? Muscular rigidity Slowness of movement Resting tremor Postural instability
What is Parkinson's disease caused by? SN dopamine neuron death
Why does SN DA neuron death result in Parkinson's disease? DA input to striatum facilitates movements Lack of DA input ultimately results in an increase in the inhibitory output of the GPi so there is too much inhibition of the motor cortex Less inhibition of the inhibitor
What are the effects of the decrease of GPi inhibition on the ventromedial system? Muscular rigidity Postural instability Both an increase and decrease in inhibitory outputs Levels of complexity increase as a function of multiple neurotransmitters with both excitatory and inhibitory receptors
What are the pharmacological treatments for Parkinson's disease? L-DOPA DA agonists
What is the issue with treating Parkinson's disease with L-DOPA? Eventually stops working because there are not enough SN DA neurons to increase DA output
What are the side effects associated with DA agonists? Dyskinesia Dystonia
What are the lesion therapies for Parkinson's? Pallidotomies Subthalamic nuclei lesions
Why is a pallidotomy a treatment for Parkinson's? Destruction of the GPi Often reduces rigidity and improves movement Activity of motor cortex increases to normal levels post-surgery
How do lesions to the subthalamic nuclei work to treat Parkinson's? Damage seems to reduce some of the inhibition of the motor cortex Usually excites the GPi
What are the 3 other treatments for Parkinson's? (Not pharmacotherapy or lesion therapies) Implantation of electrodes into the subthalamic nuclei Fetal tissue transplant Gene therapy
How does the implantation of electrodes into the subthalamic nuclei help to treat Parkinson's? Deep brain stimulation can be as effective as the lesions with less side effects Implies that stimulation has an overall inhibitory effect on the subthalamic nuclei
What does fetal tissue transplant do to treat Parkinson's disease? Transplant fetal SN cells to the patient's SN Good results in terms of recovery of function Hard to get tissue because 90% of the cells die before implantation
How does gene therapy treat Parkinson's? Put GAD gene attached to a virus into the subthalamic nuclei to calm it down Effects are slow but long lasting Simpler than deep brain stimulation Making progress in effectiveness
Which toxins attribute to the onset of Parkinson's disease? Exposure to pesticides and herbicides MPTP
What is autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonsism? Mutation in the parkin gene Toxic accumulation in proteins in the cells that express this gene
What expresses the parkin gene? SN cells
What is PLP? Phantom limb pain Sensations in a missing limb Frequently pain
What is thought to be important in mediating PLP? Reorganization of neurons in the spinal cord Cortical plasticity
Which therapy showed a 100% decrease in pain for PLP? How did it do so? Mirror box therapy Prevents cortical restructuring
What does the effectiveness of mirror box therapy show? Critical role of visual feedback in learned paralysis
Prevention of PLP can occur only in __________. Planned amputation

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