Hearing and Balance
The function of the ossicles is to:
What is transmit and amplify sound to the inner ear?
The main function of the thalamus:
What is relay center for sensory information?
What are rods?
What is the main function of the hypothalamus?
What is homeostasis?
What is the main function of the hippocampus?
What is new learning and memory?
Sound is arranged _____________ in the auditory cortex.
What is tonotopically?
____ firing in the thalamus is suited for the detection of new or changing stimuli.
What is burst firing?
If an optic tract has a lesion between the optic chiasm and the thalamus, this leads to:
What is contralateral homonymous hemianopia?
The ______ area is involved in an increase in sympathetic activity
What is posterior area?
This nucleus of the amygdala is involved in attaching emotional significance to stimuli. It receives input from the hippocampus, and visual, auditory, and somatosensory information.
What is the basolateral nucleus?
The auditory sense organ:
What is the organ of corti?
This thalamic nucleus is important for motivational and emotional aspects of behavior.
What is dorsomedial (DM) nucleus?
This portion of the visual field crosses at the optic chiasm to the contralateral side.
What is the temporal visual field?
Neurons in the supraoptic nucleus and the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus send ____ down their axons to the ____ pituitary.
What is Vasopressin and Oxytocin to the posterior pituitary?
This neurotransmitter is involved in reward circuitry
What is Dopamine?
Dislodging of otoliths into the semicircular canals causes dizziness, due to:
What is Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) ?
__________ nuclei are important for modulation and "gates" in the thalamus.
What are association nuclei?
The ____ stream of visual information is involved in recognition of objects.
What is ventral stream?
For temperature regulation, the hypothalamus creates a balance between the activity in the ____ and ____.
What is anterior and posterior hypothalamus?
Skills and habits are examples of _________ memory
What is implicit or nondeclarative?
This reflex is important to maintain upright posture during linear and rotational movements.
What is vestibulospinal reflex?
Somatosensory information from the body travels to the _____ nucleus in the thalamus, before being sent to the cortex.
What is the ventral posterior nucleus (VPL) ?
This nuclei in the thalamus receives information from the contralateral visual field.
What is the lateral geniculate nucleus?
What sensory input is utilized for the hypothalamus to regulate circadian rhythms?
What is light from the retina?
What is Ventral tegmental area (VTA)?