2.2.2. IO-DCN synaptic plasticity
The MF-DCN synaptic plasticity mechanism was previously hypothesized to be a proper cerebellar gain controller which self-adapts its maximum output activity to minimize the inhibition impact of the inhibitory pathway already described (Garrido et al., 2013a). Nevertheless, this cerebellar gain controller reaches the adequate state through the learning process. This involves a time period in which the control action is not delivered properly which make the system prone to become unstable. The cerebellum, during this learning process, shall be able to supply enough control action to avoid these possible destabilization inconveniences. Furthermore, the feedback action in cerebellar motor control is indeed well accepted (Kawato and Gomi, 1992;Stroeve, 1997;Desmurget and Grafton, 2000;Kalveram et al., 2005) and there also exist neurophysiologic evidences suggesting that the primary motor cortex is involved in this feedback loop (Sergio et al., 2005). Concretely, there is a dense projection from primary motor cortex to the spinal cord, often directly onto motor neurons, and correlations between primary motor cortex activity and end-effector kinematics (Todorov, 2000). Hence, proprioceptive signals encoding for instance position error information (inputs) are put in relation with the corrective cerebellar output, thus leading one to believe that the IO-DCN connection might implement this loop.
According to Figure 1.B DCN input signals (proprioceptive signals) are received from two differentiated pathways. The first pathway reaches the DCN cells through the cerebellar cortex. This feedback system has been profusely hypothesized to be the main adaptive pathway in which cerebellar learning takes place (S...
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...ans that the weight factor is quickly decreased. As we see the potentiation/depression action compensates each other. What it is quickly learnt due to an action is quickly forgotten due to the opposite action.
In order to obtain a numerical evaluation of the Modulated Term impact in the convergence speed process (Fig 6), the normalized mean absolute error (MAE) convergence speed defined in (Luque et al., 2011b) has been used. This measurement is defined as the number of needed samples (iterations of the movement) to reach the final error average. To normalize the measurement, the cerebellar configuration without IO-DCN corrective action was conceived to be the worst possible scenario thus assigning a value of 1 to the obtained number of samples needed to reach the final error average in the absence of IO-DCN terms (i.e. the slowest possible convergence speed).
...e in the brain to deliver electrical stimulation to targeted areas that control movement (mayoclinic.com, 2013).
There is another hypothesis called “induced fit”.
The cerebrum is one of the parts of the brain that provides equilibrium when it comes to motor skills and plays a petit role in our concentration and language it also normalize our responses to fear and pleasure, with its appearance as an attached part at the bottom of the brain the cerebrum receives inputs from various parts of the brain and the spinal cord. (Pinel, 2009).
McNeil (1997), states that an individual with ataxic dysarthria will have “drunken speech” which results from the particular vulnerability of the cerebellum (p. 217). The cerebellum may account for only ten percent of the brain’s volume, but it contains over fifty percent of the total number of neurons in the brain, which means that any damage to it can affect an individual’s motor speech. The cerebellum is responsible for coordination of movement and the process of sensory information. According to Knierim (1997), the cerebellum coordinates the timing and force of muscular contractions so that any skilled or voluntary movements can be appropriate for an intended task. It also processes sensory information from all over the body and assimilates that information into the execution of a movement. Above all, the cerebellum does not initiate any motor commands; it only modifies the movements that are being commanded.
Firstly, there is various of sensing activities as in seeing and hearing as in a sense of understanding of what is seen and heard. Secondly the sense of feeling in numerous parts of the body from the head to the toes. The ability to recall past events, the sophisticated emotions and the thinking process. The cerebellum acts as a physiological microcomputer which intercepts various sensory and motor nerves to smooth out what would otherwise be jerky muscle motions. The medulla controls the elementary functions responsible for life, such as breathing, cardiac rate and kidney functions. The medulla contains numerous of timing mechanisms as well as other interconnections that control swallowing and salivations.
Homeostasis mostly works through negative feedback, this is where the effectors response lessens the effects of the original stimulu...
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4. The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is called:
...ical impulse, repeating the mechanism described above. The neurons received signal, they crumble up the information passed it down until they get to the last one.
The cerebrum has a gyrus structure, which means that that brain tissue is arranged in a convoluted manner. This gyrus structure allows for more brain surface area, which means brain tissue is present to perform
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Iago, the evil villain of Shakespeare's Othello, is more than just a villain. In many ways he is the most intelligent and appealing character in the play. Iago shows superiority over the rest of the characters in the play. He has the ability to manipulate the characters in the play, therefore controlling the play with every sequence of events. His intelligence shines through his ability to deceive, his ability to strategize, and his ability to twist the truth. Iago is appealing to the characters of the pay because he gives them what they want. Iago is appealing to the reader as well. His character is totally unconflicted about being evil, making him known to some authors as the villain of all villains. Iago is, in many ways, the most intelligent and appealing character in the play.
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