Notes in Cerebral cortex

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Published	10/09/2024	Types of memory:{{c1::Declarative}} memory - {{c2::explicit}} memory; {{c3::recollection of facts & experiences}}{{c3::Non-declarative}} memory - …
Published	10/09/2024	The {{c1::prefrontal}} cortex oversees {{c2::executive}} function, which includes:{{c1::Problem solving}}{{c2::Initiative}} (motivation to be producti…
Published	10/09/2024	Lesion to the {{c1::prefrontal}} cortex can result in:{{c1::Deficits}} in {{c2::goal-directed/sustained}} mental activites{{c2::Akinesia}} and {{c1::l…
Published	10/09/2024	Two main regions for {{c1::memory formation}} are:1. {{c1::Medial temporal lobe}} - includes the {{c2::hippocampal}} formation & adjacent are…
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Anosognosia}} - Patients are {{c2::not aware}} of the disease
Published	10/09/2024	Lesion to the {{c1::primary}} visual cortex:If unilateral - {{c1::contralateral homonymous hemianopia}}{{c2::Blindsight}}: awareness of movement or li…
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Unimodal association}} areas are responsible for extracting additional information from the {{c2::sensory input}} they recieve
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Secondary}} motor areas work with {{c1::primary}} motor cortex and the {{c1::basal ganglia}} to generate {{c2::patterns}} of motor movement
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Heteromodal association}} areas recieve & analyze inputs from {{c2::motor and sensory}} cortices simultaneously
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Heteromodal association}} areas are {{c2::bidirectional}} in nature and can communicate with the {{c2::thalamus}}, {{c1::cerebellum}},&nbsp…
Published	10/09/2024	The three heteromodal association cortices are:{{c2::Limbic}} association area{{c2::Prefrontal}} association area{{c2::Parieto-occipitotemporal}} asso…
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Primary}} sensory areas are locations that first recieve & analyze sensory input from the periphery
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Alexia}} - {{c2::Reading}} impairment without {{c3::sensory or motor::2}} deficits
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Agraphia}} - {{c2::Writing}} impairment without {{c3::sensory or motor}} deficits
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Apraxia}} - Inability to {{c2::perform an action}} in response to {{c3::verbal command}} in the absence of any {{c4::motor, coordinati…
Published	10/09/2024	{{c1::Gerstmann's Syndrome}} is caused by a lesion in the {{c2::angular gyrus}} of the {{c3::parietal}} lobe
Published	10/09/2024	Patients with {{c2::Gerstmann's syndrome}} presents with {{c1::agraphia, acalculia, R-L disoreintation and finger agnosia::4}}
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