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Master Neuroscience (From Membrane to Brain [Lecture]) Quiz on Motor System, created by Lukas Paulun on 08/11/2018.
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Question 1

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Three types of movements (antialphabetic): - [blank_start]Voluntary[blank_end] movements - [blank_start]Rhythmic[blank_end] movements - [blank_start]Reflexes[blank_end]
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  • Voluntary
  • Rhythmic
  • Reflexes

Question 2

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The visuomotor delay is approximately [blank_start]200[blank_end] ms. The proprioceptive delay is approximately [blank_start]50[blank_end] ms.
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  • 200
  • 250
  • 300
  • 150
  • 50
  • 30
  • 80
  • 150

Question 3

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Three things that make motor control difficult (alphabetic): - [blank_start]environmental[blank_end] uncertainty - [blank_start]motor[blank_end] noise - [blank_start]sensory[blank_end] noise
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  • environmental
  • motor
  • sensory

Question 4

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The human body has "only" 600 muscles. Nonetheless motor control is very difficult, since the number of possible movement patterns increases [blank_start]exponentially[blank_end] with the [blank_start]degrees of freedom[blank_end].
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  • exponentially
  • degrees of freedom

Question 5

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The principle of [blank_start]redundancy[blank_end] means that there is a [blank_start]gap[blank_end] between high- and low-level specification. Any high level task can be achieved in [blank_start]infinitely[blank_end] many low level ways.
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  • redundancy
  • gap
  • infinitely

Question 6

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[blank_start]Fitt's[blank_end] law describes the [blank_start]speed-accuracy[blank_end] trade-off.
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  • Fitt's
  • speed-accuracy

Question 7

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In simple grasping tasks the paths of hand movements are usually [blank_start]straight[blank_end] and the speed profiles are [blank_start]bell-shaped[blank_end].
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  • straight
  • bell-shaped

Question 8

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The two-thirds power law: [blank_start]angular[blank_end] velocity ~ [blank_start]curvature[blank_end]^(2/3)
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  • angular
  • curvature

Question 9

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Three levels of analysis: (1) [blank_start]Computational[blank_end]: What is the [blank_start]problem[blank_end] the brain is trying to solve? (2) [blank_start]Algorithmic[blank_end]: What is the [blank_start]strategy[blank_end] to solve this problem? (3) [blank_start]Neuronal[blank_end]: How is it done by the nervous system?
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  • Computational
  • Algorithmic
  • Neuronal
  • problem
  • strategy

Question 10

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The forward model [blank_start]predicts behaviour[blank_end] based on [blank_start]motor commands[blank_end]. The inverse model [blank_start]calculates motor commands[blank_end] from [blank_start]desired behaviour[blank_end].
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  • predicts behaviour
  • motor commands
  • calculates motor commands
  • desired behaviour
  • predicts motor commands

Question 11

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Feedforward ([blank_start]open[blank_end]-loop) control: Because of the delays in the sensorimotor system, open-loop control is used for [blank_start]short[blank_end] movements. Disadvantages: - [blank_start]Inaccuracies[blank_end] cannot be corrected - [blank_start]Unexpected changes[blank_end] will not be taken into account
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  • short
  • long
  • open
  • closed
  • Inaccuracies
  • Delays
  • Noise
  • Unexpected changes
  • Inaccuracies
  • Noise

Question 12

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In order for feedforward control to be sufficient, the [blank_start]inverse[blank_end] model would have to be perfect.
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  • inverse

Question 13

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Feedback (closed-loop) control can compensate for errors due to
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  • neural noise
  • unexpected changes in the outside world
  • inaccurate motor commands
  • the sensorimotor delay
  • proprioception

Question 14

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In an experiment, subjects are given 400g blocks and practice to lift them. After training the weight is surprisingly increased to 800g. The experiment shows the subjects use
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  • feedforward control.
  • feedback control.
  • both feedforward and feedback control.

Question 15

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The [blank_start]gain[blank_end] factor is the amount by which the [blank_start]corrective[blank_end] motor command is increased or decreased per unit of error.
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  • gain
  • corrective

Question 16

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[blank_start]High[blank_end] gain and [blank_start]high[blank_end] sensorimotor delay can lead to [blank_start]overcompensation[blank_end] and [blank_start]instabilities[blank_end].
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  • High
  • Low
  • high
  • low
  • overcompensation
  • too little compensation
  • instabilities
  • a stable motor command

Question 17

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An [blank_start]efference[blank_end] copy is an internal copy of an outflowing ([blank_start]efferent[blank_end]), movement-producing signal generated by the motor system.
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  • efference
  • afference
  • efferent
  • afferent

Question 18

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Two strategies to compensate for sensory delays: (1) [blank_start]Intermittency[blank_end] of movements (2) [blank_start]Prediction[blank_end]
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  • Intermittency
  • Prediction

Question 19

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The experiment where you move your eyeball with your hand and the world moves shows that the brain uses [blank_start]motor commands to the eye[blank_end] in order to predict the eye's position.
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  • motor commands to the eye
  • sensors in the eye muscles

Question 20

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What's the problem with using a forward model in feedback control to predict the position of a limb.
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  • Errors accumulate over time.
  • Delay leads to instabilites.
  • Actually an inverse model would have to be used.

Question 21

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Which are the main structures of the CNS involved in motor control?
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  • pons
  • spinal cord: reflexes
  • brainstem: facial muscles
  • cerebral cortex as the generator
  • cerebellum
  • basal ganglia
  • medulla oblongata
  • hippocampus
  • dentate gyrus

Question 22

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A motor unit consists of [blank_start]a spinal motor neuron[blank_end] and [blank_start]the muscle fibres that it innervates.[blank_end]
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  • a spinal motor neuron
  • a sensory interneuron
  • a pyramidal motor neuron
  • the muscle fibres that it innervates.
  • the motor neurons it projects to.
  • the disc in the spinal cord it projects

Question 23

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A muscle is typically innervated by [blank_start]a few hundred[blank_end] spinal motor neurons.
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  • a few hundred
  • a few thousand
  • about 50
  • about 50.000

Question 24

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The [blank_start]innervation number[blank_end] tells how many muscle fibres a motor neuron innervates.
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  • innervation number

Question 25

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The innervation number
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  • indicates the increment in force when the motor unit is activated.
  • can be very different for the same muscle.
  • is the same for all neurons that project to one muscle
  • indicates the speed by which the muscle is activated

Question 26

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The muscle force is controlled by
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  • recruitment (how many motor neurons of the unit fire)
  • the discharge rate of motor units
  • the innervation number of the motor unit
  • the axon diameter of the motor neuron

Question 27

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Motor units differ in [blank_start]speed[blank_end] and maximum [blank_start]force[blank_end].
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  • speed
  • force

Question 28

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Recruitment: [blank_start]Small[blank_end] motor neurons are recruited first because of the [blank_start]high[blank_end] resistance within their axon. They have a [blank_start]lower[blank_end] innervation number and therefore produce [blank_start]less[blank_end] force.
Answer
  • Small
  • Large
  • high
  • low
  • lower
  • higher
  • less
  • more

Question 29

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Spinal reflexes are [blank_start]involuntary[blank_end] and triggered by [blank_start]external stimuli[blank_end]. Despite classical theory they can be quite flexible.
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  • involuntary
  • external stimuli

Question 30

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The withdrawal from a painful stimulus is called [blank_start]flexion-withdrawal[blank_end] reflex. The [blank_start]flexor[blank_end] muscle is activated and the [blank_start]extensor[blank_end] muscle is inhibited. This is called [blank_start]reciprocal innervation[blank_end]. The opposite effect happens on the [blank_start]contralateral[blank_end] limb. The force [blank_start]does[blank_end] (does or does not) depend on the stimulus intensity.
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  • flexion-withdrawal
  • flexor
  • extensor
  • reciprocal innervation
  • contralateral
  • does

Question 31

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The stretch reflex is a [blank_start]muscle contraction[blank_end] in response to stretching within the muscle. The antagonist muscle is inhibited, this is called [blank_start]reciprocal innervation[blank_end]. The stretch reflex increases the [blank_start]stiffness[blank_end] of the muscle.
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  • stiffness
  • muscle contraction
  • reciprocal innervation

Question 32

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The areas of the cerebral cortex that are used in motor control: - [blank_start]Primary motor cortex[blank_end] (M1) - [blank_start]Premotor cortex[blank_end] (PM) - [blank_start]Supplementary motor area[blank_end] (SMA)
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  • Primary motor cortex
  • Premotor cortex
  • Supplementary motor area

Question 33

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The motor cortices receive input from
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  • the somatosensory cortex
  • the posterior parietal cortex
  • the temporal lobe
  • the cerebellum

Question 34

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The motor homunculus is most detailed for the [blank_start]primary motor cortex[blank_end]. It disappears if you [blank_start]zoom on[blank_end].
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  • primary motor cortex
  • premotor cortex
  • supplementary motor area
  • zoom in
  • zoom out

Question 35

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The motor pathway to lateral motorneurons runs [blank_start]contralateral[blank_end] and controls mainly [blank_start]distal muscles[blank_end]. It includes the [blank_start]corticospinal tract[blank_end]. The patway to medial motorneurons runs [blank_start]ipsilateral[blank_end] and controls mainly [blank_start]stance and posture[blank_end].
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  • contralateral
  • ipsilateral
  • distal muscles
  • nearby muscles
  • corticospinal tract
  • medial tract
  • ipsilateral
  • contralateral
  • stance and posture
  • fine movements
  • unconscious movements

Question 36

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The corticospinal tract The connections come from the cortical layer [blank_start]V[blank_end]. Many of these connections terminate on spinal [blank_start]interneurons[blank_end]. Only [blank_start]M1[blank_end] contains neurons projecting directly to spinal motor neurons. These cortical neurons are called [blank_start]corticomotorneurons[blank_end]. Those neurons have only one synapse.
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  • V
  • IV
  • III
  • II
  • I
  • interneurons
  • medial neurons
  • projection neurons
  • M1
  • PM
  • SMA
  • corticomotorneurons
  • complex neurons

Question 37

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The axons of corticomotorneurons terminate on [blank_start]spinal motor neurons[blank_end]. The can also influence other muscles via spinal [blank_start]interneurons[blank_end]. Most of the time the excite agonist muscles and inhibit antagonist ones.
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  • spinal motor neurons
  • the muscle fiber
  • interneurons
  • projection neurons
  • receptors

Question 38

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Reading information about the direction of a movement from several motor neurons is done via [blank_start]population codes[blank_end].
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  • population codes

Question 39

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Neuronal tuning with respect to movement means
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  • that firing rates of cortical motor neurons correlate with parameters of movement, e.g. direction, velocity, acceleration, ...
  • that reinforcement learning can be applied to fine-tune execution of motor tasks.
  • that firing rates of cortical motor neurons are highly intercorrelated ("tuning each other")

Question 40

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Different digits of the hand are controlled by sharply separated areas in M1.
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  • True
  • False

Question 41

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Four symptoms of cerebellar disorders: [blank_start]Hypotonia[blank_end]: A diminished resistance to passive limb displacements. [blank_start]Astasia-abasia[blank_end]: An inability to stand or walk. [blank_start]Ataxia[blank_end]: The abnormal execution of multijointed voluntary movements, characterized by lack of coordination. [blank_start]Action tremor[blank_end]: A form of tremor at the end of a movement, when the patient attempts to stop the movement by using antagonist muscles.
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  • Hypotonia
  • Astasia-abasia
  • Ataxia
  • Action tremor

Question 42

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The basal ganglia are involved in
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  • reinforcement motor learning
  • action selection
  • movement initiation
  • online motor control

Question 43

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Relation between function and areas of the brain (hypothesis)
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  • basal ganglia
  • motor cortex
  • parietal cortex
  • cerebellum
  • thalamus
  • prefrontal cortex
  • medulla oblongata

Question 44

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The motor control loop
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  • controller
  • state estimation
  • efference copy
  • sensory feedback
  • forward model
  • inverse model
  • gain

Question 45

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  • Comparator
  • Sensed state
  • Input processing
  • Sensor
  • Forward model
  • Inverse model
  • Estimated state

Question 46

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  • dynamic
  • predictive
  • sensory
  • correction
  • estimation
  • gain

Question 47

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  • Desired state
  • Estimated state
  • Feedforward controller
  • Inverse controller
  • Motor command
  • State estimation
  • Actuator

Question 48

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Optimal feedback control
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  • position
  • weight
  • motor command

Question 49

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  • Motor command
  • Sensory feedback and proprioception
  • State transition
  • State estimation
  • Forward model
  • Inverse model
  • Gain factor

Question 50

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The forward-model is used at the [blank_start]beginning[blank_end] of movements.
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  • beginning
  • end

Question 51

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There are slow- and fast-[blank_start]twitch[blank_end] muscle fibers.
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  • twitch

Question 52

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[blank_start]Supraspinal[blank_end] centers play an important role in modulating and adapting spinal reflexes, even to the extent of reversing movements when appropriate.
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  • Supraspinal

Question 53

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Stretch reflex: In addition to the muscle that is stretched [blank_start]synergistic[blank_end] muscles are contracted.
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  • synergistic

Question 54

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M1: Brodman [blank_start]4[blank_end] PM & SMA: Brodman [blank_start]6[blank_end]
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  • 4
  • 6

Question 55

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Motor areas
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  • Posterior parietal cortex
  • Primary somatosensory cortex
  • Primary motor cortex
  • Premotor cortex
  • Supplementary motor area
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