FEE QUESTIONS

[Hannah Frances Iaccarino]

1. Describe the important links in a causal chain that connects an AP in an motor neuron to a muscle twitch. (~10 steps)

2. Draw a diagram showing the basic components of the basal ganglia including basic components of direct and indirect pathway

     a. Include inhibitory or excitatory connections including NTs

     b. Describe effect of cortical innervation on direct and indirect pathway output

3. Describe the firing patterns of song patterns in HVC in RA during singing

a. What is the effect of bilateral cooling of HVC?

b. What conclusions can be drawn drawn from those experiments on role of other regions on timing?

        c. Explain a simple model of song generation.

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