Introduction to Neuroanatomy II: Functional Anatomy.
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Introduction to Neuroanatomy II:Functional Anatomy
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Functional Localization
• Regional neuroanatomy: spatial relations between brain structures within a portion of the nervous system
• Functional neuroanatomy: those parts of the nervous system that work together to accomplish a particular task, for example, visual perception
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How does structure relate to function?
• Heart structure predicts pumping function
• Muscle structure--with particular bone attachments--predicts function
• Brain??
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Brain functions: Determined more by how information is routed to a particular brain region than the intrinsic characteristic features of the region.
Inferior frontallobule-speech
Superior parietallobule-attention
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Overall Aims of Lecture• Functional localization of neural systems• Functional organization of the thalamo-
cortical systems• Cortical circuitry
Topics cut across all lectures•add to preparation for lab•basis for better understanding of lectures on neural systems
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Specifics…• Functional localization of touch pathway in brain stem
– To understand hierarchical organization of a neural system– To begin to become familiar with internal brain structure
• Organization of visual pathway– Segue into…
• Functional organization of the thalamo-cortical systems
• Cortical circuitry
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Dorsal column-medial lemniscal system for touch
• Sensory receptor neurons• Dorsal column of spinal cord• Medial lemniscus in brain stem• Thalamus• Cortex
Visual system
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from Medial lemniscus
Internal capsule
1° Somatic sensorycortex
from Optic tract
Optic radiations
1° Visual cortex
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Functional localization in the Thalamo-cortical systems
Postcentral gyrusVentral posteriornucleusTouch pathway
Occipital cortexLateral geniculatenucleusVisual pathway
Thalamic nucleus
…system… …nucleus… …cortex…
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Anatomical slice through cortex:• neurons are packed into ~6 discrete layers•cortical circuit•distinct cytoarchitecture•Brodmann’s areas
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Summary• Principle of functional localization
• Different thalamic nuclei serve different sensory and motor functions– More differences in inputs than intrinsic organization
• Different sensory and motor functionsserved by different cortical areas
• Structural specialization in cortex augment functional differences produced by different inputs
• Neural pathways carry specific information– Ascending sensory; descending motor
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Brain Organization• Dual vulnerability:
– Regional damage produces set of neurological(or psychiatric) impairments
• Depends on location• Spinal cord injury; stroke
– System damage• Must have common link for system to be a system
(genetic, biochemical, early development)• Huntington’s disease; psychiatric diseases
(schizophrenia); autism