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agnosias
decreased or impaired ability for recognition, identification, naming
individual is away of stimulus and acknowledge it but cannot recognize and name
lesion of what lobe will cause agnosias?
temporal lobe
what areas of brain contain face recognition?
areas of occipital cortex and superior temporal sulcus
prosopagnosia
bilateral inferior occipitotemporal temporal (fusiform) gyrus
function of right parietal lobe is involved with
spatial visual relationships
what lobe has the widest repertoire of functions of all association cortices?
frontal lobe
fxn of frontal lobe
define personality, appreciation of self
integration of inputs from medial dorsal nucleus of thalamus
all association cxs and limbic system to produce analysis and appropriate behavior
frontal lobe functions are divided into 3 executive functions:
1. restraint
2. initiative
3. order
disinhibition -damage to
orbitofrontal lesions
disinhibition causes
impaired restraint, inappropriate affect (jocularity or rage/vulgarity), impulsiveness, unconcern for the future, labile emotions
abulia -lesion where?
dorsolateral lesions
abulia -describe
blunted initiative and ambition
problem solving deficits
diminished planning abilities
apathy
perseveration behavior
distractibility
limited insight and poor judgement -lesion where?
orbitofrontal lesions
limited insight and poor judgement -describe
disordered thoughts and memories
wrong choices of response
selection of plan for immediate circumstance or future
what are the six major structures of limbic system?
limbic lobe
hippocampal formation
amygdala
nucleus basalis of Meynert
septal area and nuclei
anterior perforated substance (primary olfactory tubercle)
what are the major pathways of the limbic system?
1. fornix (alveus --> fimbria --> fornix)
2. stria terminalis
3. mamillothalamic tract (part of limbic system)
ancillary structures of the limbic system
nucleus accumbens
VTA
reticular formation
ventral pallidum
diencephalon: hypothalamus, thalamus (anterior and mediodorsal nucleus), habenula
4 limbic system functions
1. olfaction
2. memory
3. emotions and drives
4. homeostasis, autonomic and neuroendocrine control
key structure for memory
hippocampus
key structure for emotions and drives
amygdala
papez circuit is suited to consolidation of what function?
memory from short term to long term
emotions can influence memories.
emotions are found more ______
memory are found more ______ in the brain
emotions are more rostral
memory is more caudal
declarative memory includes what functions?
EVERYDAY MEMORY - availability of facts and events in the conscious mind:
daily episodes
words and their meanings
history
nondeclarative memory includes what functions?
PROCEDURAL, MOTOR, and PERCEPTURAL MEMORY-operating largely on subconscious level:
motor skills
associations
priming cues
puzzle solving skills
what brain structures are involved in declarative memory?
hippocampal formation
entorhinal cortex
mammillary bodies
medial diencephalon (anterior and mediodorsal thalamus, septal n)
what brain structures are involved in nondeclarative memory?
cortical association areas
assoc with nonpyramidal areas such as cerebellum, basal ganglia, parietal and frontal cortex
site of short-term memory storage (declarative)
hippocampus and related structures
site of long-term memory storage (declarative)
cortical sites
-Wernicke's
-temporal
site of short-term memory storage (nondeclarative)
unknown
long-term potentiation
form of synaptic plasticity where increase in EPSP amplitude for an equivalent amount of transmitter
long-term depression
long-lasting decrease in synaptic efficacy in hippocampus, cortex, amygdala, cerebellum, basal ganglia
decrease in EPSP amplitude for an equivalent amount of transmitter released into synapse
mechanisms of LTP
more functional receptors inserted new AMPA receptors into postsynaptic membrane leading to LTP
mechanism of LTD
fewer functional receptors
deletion or internalization of AMPA from the postsynaptic membrane leads to LTD
how does LTP and LTD induce long term mechanisms?
PKA activates transcription that leads to enhanced gene expression, protein synthesis, protein synthesis, long-lasting increases in PKA/synapse structure
Changes in dendritic spine MORPHOLOGY and NUMBER
Neurotrophins contribute to protein synthesis
lesion of the medial temporal lobe (hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus) and/or medial diencephalic system produces:
ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA - new experiences are not saved, cannot form/consolidate new memories
lesion of cortical association areas (frontal/parietal/temporal lobes) produce what memory deficit?
RETROGRADE AMNESIA in which past experiences are not recalled long term memories are not stored
HM underwent bilateral temporal lobectomy for intractable seizures
--causes what memory deficit?
unable to form NEW MEMORIES
no short term memory
HM contributions
declarative and nondeclarative are independent
established that memory begins in temporal lobe: parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus
nucleus basalis and septal nuclei are sources of what transmitter?
ACh
what disease has decreased functional cholinergic activity in terminal limbic and cortical areas
-linked to impaired memory capabilities
Alzheimer's disease
caused by thiamine deficiency
Wernicke-Korsakoff
what disease results in bilateral lesion of mammilary bodies, medial dorsal thalamus and other diencephalic structures of the cerebellum?
Wernicke-Korsakoff
wernicke-korsakoff causes what symptoms?
common in what type of pts?
causes BOTH anterograde and retrograde amnesia and motor disturbances characteristically: confusion, ataxis, opthalmoplegia
associated with chronic alcoholism and malnutrition
people with amnesia struggle to remember past events and may also struggle to___________
envision the future
what structure is involved in imagination? constructing an abstract scene of the future
hippocampus
lost memories are
impaired ability to imagine the future
________ is based on stitching together fragments of multiple similar situations from memory to careate a new mental vision
imagination
right nondominant parietal cortex lesions produces what?
hemineglect syndrome
left dominant parietal and/or frontal cortex lesions produces
apraxias
apraxias
the inability to perform learned motor tasks despite preservation of necessary basic motor, sensory and cognitive capacities
each describable emotion physiologically has 3 parts in common:
1-subjective internal feeling itself
2-visceral motor responses
3- somatic behavior responses
what is the NODAL POINT linking cortical and subcortical areas involved in emotional processing and subjective learning?
amygdala
what types of sensory info inputs into AMYGDALA?
vision
audition
smell
taste
somatosensory
amygdala output areas control:
somatomotor and autonomic responses
guides normal, reasoned behavior
what structure:
mediates neural processes that invest sensory experience with emotional significance?
amygdala!
amygdala strongly influences
autonomic
neuroendocrine regulation
emotional aspects of memory, olfaction, behavioral drives
what structure attaches emotional significance to perceptions made in association cortex: anxiety, fear, anger aggression, affection, love etc
amygdala
contralateral sensory neglect syndrome
lesion of non-dominant hemisphere in region of inferior parietal lobe involving supramarginal and angular gyri
-individual ignores left side sensory stimuli of all modalities and motor functions shoe extreme right side preference
anosognosia
conceptual neglect, lack of awareness of or denial of a deficit or illness
anosodiaphoria
awareness of deficit but unconcerned
hemiasomatoagnosia
denial that left side of body belongs to them
what lobe contains the Where stream?
what fasciculus?
parietal lobe
superior longitudinal fasciculus
what lobe contains the What stream?
temporal lobe
inferior longitudinal fasciculus
lesions of supramarginal gyrus (area 40) on dominant side (left) leads to
apraxias
lesion of the angular gyrus on dominant side (left) leads to
alexia and agraphia
lesion of left parieto-occipital cortex esp supramarginal gyrus (area 40)
apraxia (cannot strategize)
inability to perform a complex motor act (pantomime or imitate) even though there is no direct damage to motor or sensory (proprioception) systems and no deficits in comprehension
what area contains engrams for programming skilled motor acts that are transferred to left motor association cortex and left premotor cortex
left supramarginal gyrus
angular gyrus (area 39) is crucial for what skill?
reading
damage on left dominant parietal lobe particularly angular gyrus
alexia
agraphia
with or without aphasia depending on extend of lesion
Gerstmann's syndrome
lesion of dominant inferior region of parietal lobe including angular gyrus and some surrounding areas
symptoms of Gerstmann's syndrome
agraphia
acalculia
finger agnosia
left-right disorientation
alexia without agraphia can occur with what type of lesion?
CAN WRITE BUT CANNOT READ WHAT THEY WROTE
disconnection syndome
lesion of left occipital cortex and/or splenium of corpus callosum due to PCA
-left hemifield is destroyed
info from right hemifield is not able to be transferred from right cortex to left language areas
disconnection syndrome
failure of underlying connections to transfer information btwn primary sensory areas and association areas and between association areas
what artery infarct will affect Wernicker's area?
left MCA inferior division or PCA infarct
what artery infarct will affect genu of corpus callosum?
ACA and pericallosal artery
what area has the greatest influence over both left and right motor cortices?
left premotor area
lesion of the areas that disconnect supramarginal gyrus from left premotor areas will also disconnect
right premotor gyru
Anton's syndrome
cortical blindness area 17
individual can still detect light versus dark and movement due to spared pathway to tectum
visual agnosia
areas 18 and 19
unable to recognize objects visually
they see objects but they have no meaning with no acuity problems and no naming deficits due to aphasias
achromatopsia
areas 18 and 19
loss of color perception
would is black and white
Balint's syndrome
dorsal parietal cortex
simultanagnosia - cant get the big picture
optic ataxia - visually guided reaching (hand-eye coordination is disrupted)
ocular apraxia - voluntary scanning of a scene
left lateral temporal cortex lesion will lead to
difficulties in language and word processing
aphasia and other symptoms
disrupt the What? stream
temporal lobe lesions produce impaired what?
ability to recognize, identify and name
agnosias
prosopagnosia - lesion where?
bilateral inferior occipitotermporal temporal (fusiform) gyrus
what are the symptoms of prosopagnosia?
inability to recognize familiar faces
right hemisphere lesion results in inability to recognize unfamiliar faces as faces
what other areas in the brain besides inferior occipitotemporal is involved in face recognition?
occipital cortex
superior temporal sulcus
what area is the CEO? defines are personality, has widest repertoire of functions of all association cortices
frontal lobe
frontal lobe functions in 3 executive functions including:
restraint
initiative
order
all connection in the brain lead to:
the prefrontal cortex
function of prefrontal cortex
balances internal drives with external contingencies to judge (put value on) perceptions and plan appropriate behavior
orbitofrontal region function
monitor or modulate limbic driven functions and behavior
what acts as an integrator and comparator of the current situation with past experiences to plan, plot, initiate the correct behavior?
frontal cortex
what links emotions to moral judgements?
frontal lobe
what evaluates immediate and future consequences of choices at hand
frontal lobe
frontal lobe deficits leads to
mismatch of behavior and circumstances that drive behavior
altered cognitive motor and personality traits
frontal lobe deficits leads to what traits?
disinhibition
abulia
limited insight
poor judgement
disinhibition -lesion of what?
orbitofrontal
impaired restraint
inappropriate affect
impulsiveness
unconcern for the future
labile emotions
abulia - lesion of what?
dorsolateral
blunted initiative and ambition
problem solving deficits
diminished planning abilities
apathy
preservation behavior
distractibility
limited insight and poor judgement due to lesion of what?
orbitofrontal
disordered thoughts and memories
wrong choices of response
selection of plan for immediate circumstance or future
depression
NT prob?
where?
decreased NE and serotonin in frontal lobes, prefrontal cortex, possibly orbitofrontal cortex
anxiety disorders
NT prob?
tx
increased nonadrenergic, serotonergic functional tone form LC and raphe
tx: benzodiazepines/GABA
OCD caused by
deficits in serotonin in terminal regions:
head of caudate
cingulate gyrus
orbital frontal cortex from raphe nuclei
SSRIs are frequently effective
schizophrenia
hyperactivity of dopaminergic pathways from VTA --> nucleus accumbens, ventral pallidum, prefrontal cortex, limbic cortex
classic antipsychotic meds are dopamine-receptor antagonists
glutamate/GABA/NE/5-HT may also play roles
seizures, epilepsy, limbic structures localized to dysfunction to
temporal lobes
orbital frontal
cingulate gyrus
why are temporal lobes, orbital frontal, cingulate gyrus more prone to seizure generation?
lowest thresholds for seizure generation
lots of glutamate, low GABA
more subtle than generalized seizures
anti-seizure meds do what?
enhance GABA-ergic NTs
quell hyperexcitable neuronal membrane
what percentage of cerebral cortex is association cortex?
80%
unimodal
primary association cortex for specific input modalities
ie Somatosensory, auditory, visual
ultimately involved in primary sensation
higher order processing: quantitation, directional qualities, initial recognition
heteromodal
secondary assoc cortex has MULTIPLE INPUT modalities from thalamus and multiple connections with other association areas and limbic system
complex integration and flavoring with contextual, emotional motivational influences
motor association (premotor) cortex -fxn
formulation of motor program for primary motor cortex
arcuate fasciculus connects
broca's to wernicke's
parietal association cortex -basic function
attention to external and internal stimuli
more reflexive than focused
temporal association cortex -basic function
recognition and identification of nature of stimulus particularly complex mutlimodal stimuli
frontal association cortex
planning and selection of approp behavior focused attention on problem rather than reflexive
which hemisphere?
concerned with details
analytical functions?
LEFT/dominant
which hemisphere?
parallel-like processing of mult inputs simultaneously to give whole picture?
RIGHT/nondominant
which hemisphere?
specialized for nonverbal functions related more to visual-spatial attention and skills
RIGHT/nondominant
which hemisphere?
processes info in a serial like and sequential manner?
LEFT/dominant
which hemisphere?
functions: language
skilled motor formulation
arithmetic: sequential and analytical calculation skills
musical ability: sequential and analytical skills of musicians
sense of direction: set of written directions
LEFT/dominant
impairment of what side will cause:
aphasia
analytical abilities
complex motor planning and strategies
LEFT
impairment of what side?
lose spatial attention (neglect syndrome)
complex usual-spatial behaviors involving orientation and perception of big picture
RIGHT/Nondominant
what hemisphere?
prosody: emotion conveyed in tone or voice
visual spatial analysis and spatial attention
arithmetic-line up columns on page
musical ability - untrained musicians or complex pieces
sense of direction: finding one's way by sense of spatial orientation
RIGHT/nondominant
Broca's aphasia deficits - also called agrammatic aphasia
spontaneous speech
auditory comprehension
repetition of sentences
naming
reading
writing
associated deficits - right sided motor weakness (hemiparesis or hemiplegia) and apraxia
where is lesion site for broca's aphasia?
left frontal region
Wernicke's aphasia deficits
spontaneous speech
auditory comprehension -severely impaired
repetition - poor, corresponds to severity to comprehension deficits
reading-can read but dont understand
writing: content is meaningless
associated deficits-unaware of their own deficit
where is the lesion site of Wernicke's?
do they have paralysis?
posterior superior temporal regions of the left hemisphere with extension into the inferior parietal lobule
conduction aphasia deficits
Spontaneous speech: Fluent and paraphasic. Patient is aware of the errors and makes efforts at self correction.
Auditory comprehension: Normal, adequate for normal conversation.
Repetition: Poor repetition is the distinctive feature of conduction aphasia (can repeat common words).
Naming: The symptoms are variable, literal paraphasias are often observed.
Reading: Severe impairment in reading aloud but reading comprehension is normal.
Writing: It is impaired to significant degree. Writing errors are related to omissions, substitutions, and reversals of letters.
Associated deficits: Some may show sensory loss and visual field defects.
conduction aphasia lesion site
arcuate fasciculus in the left hemisphere-traditional explanation
often brain damage in the left parietal lobe involving supramarginal and low post centraly gyri
global aphasia
sum of the deficits of Broca's and Wernicke's
global aphasia lesion site
Large lesions of the left middle cerebral artery territory that includes frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes.
transcortical motor aphasia
Spontaneous speech: Speech is usually comprised of one or two word responses and echolalic (repeat what you say).
Auditory comprehension: Relatively intact
Repetition: Normal
Naming: Impaired, perseveration and fragmentation observed on confrontation naming
what is the differentiating factor between transcortical motor aphasia and broca's?
repetition is good in transcortical not broca's
transcortical sensory aphasia
Spontaneous speech: Speech is usually fluent, but paraphasic and echolalic.
Auditory comprehension: Severely impaired
Repetition: Excellent
Naming: Impaired. These patients are unable to either identify the object or name it.
Reading: Reading aloud is preserved but reading comprehension is severely impaired.
Writing: Impaired, parallels that of Wernicke’s aphasia.
Associated deficits: Sensory functions impaired. Some have visual field defects.
transcortical sensory aphasia
left posterior temporal occipital lobe
mixed transcortical aphasia (isolation of the speech area, rare)
Spontaneous speech: No spontaneous speech, echolalic.
Auditory comprehension: Severely impaired
Repetition: Relatively good
Naming: Impaired
Reading: Reading aloud as well as reading comprehension is severely impaired.
Writing: Impaired
Associated deficits: Paresis
mixed transcortical speech lesion site
extensive cortical damage to both cerebral hemisphere with relative preservation of neurons in perysylvian cortex
anomia
have word finding problems
will find this in almost all aphasics
TIA can give you just anomia
aphasia
It is a language impairment resulting from damage to certain areas of the brain (i.e., left hemisphere in right handed individuals) that are responsible for the interpretation and formulation of language.
crossed aphasia
right hemisphere lesion in right handers
rare 1-2% prevalence c
causes of aphasia
1. cerebro-vascular accident
2. trauma
3. intracranial tumors
4. infections
localization
determine site of insulting lesion
The neurologic deficit produced by a lesion in any given area of the nervous system are characteristic of the area involved and relatively independent of the type of lesion
mode of onset
acute: vascular, trauma, seizure
subacute: inflammation, infection
chronic: mass or tumor, chronic inflammation, chronic infection
neurologic examination -looks at what?
mental status
cranial nerve
motor
sensory
cerebellum: coordination
gait
mode of onset
what would take YEARS for symptoms to occur?
degenerative diseases
tumor
what would take MONTHS/WEEKS for symptoms to occur?
chronic inflammation
chronic infection
tumor
what will take weeks and days for onset of sx?
demyelination
subacute infection
subacute inflammation
what will take days and hours for onset of sx?
acute infection
acute inflammation
what will be abrupt in onset of sx?
vascular
trauma
seizures
define NonREM sleep
idling brain in a moveable body
define REM sleep
highly active brain in a paralyzed body
schizophrenia
HYPERACTIVITY of dopaminergic pathway from VTA to nucleus accumbens, ventral pallidum, prefrontal cortex, limbic cortex
antipsychotic drugs are
dopamine receptor antagonists
OCD
deficits in serotonin in terminal regions:
head of caudate
cingulate gyrus
orbital frontal cortex from raphe nuclei
how do you treat OCD?
SSRIs to increase serotonin levels
anxiety disorders
increase nonadrenergic serotonergic functional tone from LC and raphe
schizophrenia
HYPERACTIVITY of dopaminergic pathway from VTA to nucleus accumbens, ventral pallidum, prefrontal cortex, limbic cortex
antipsychotic drugs are
dopamine receptor antagonists
OCD
deficits in serotonin in terminal regions:
head of caudate
cingulate gyrus
orbital frontal cortex from raphe nuclei
how do you treat OCD?
SSRIs to increase serotonin levels
anxiety disorders
increase nonadrenergic serotonergic functional tone from LC and raphe
how do you treat anxiety disorders?
benzodiazepines
GABA
depression (opposite of anxiety disorder)
decreased NE and 5-HT in frontal lobes, prefrontal cortex, possibly orbitofrontal cortex
gluatamate orbitofrontal cortex
glutamate and dopamine may be important
4As of cortical lesions
aphasia
apraxia
agnosia
anopia
4Ds of bulbar lesion
dysphagia
dysarthria
diplopia
drooping eyelid
alzheimer's -deterioration where?
nucleus basalis and septal nucleus projecting to limbic and cortical areas - decrease in functional cholinergic activity interminal limbic areas and cortical areas--linked to imparied memory capabilities
what helps SLOW DOWN memory deficits in alzheimers?
centrally acting cholinergic meds
Wernicke-Korsakoff
thiamine deficiency (chronic alcoholism and malnutrition) causes anterograde and retrograde amnesia
motor disturbances
confusion and ataxia, opthalmoplegia
lesions are where in Wernicke-Korsakoff?
bilateral lesions of mammillary bodies, medial dorsal thalamus and other diencephalic structures and cerebellum
artery infarct for Wernicke's area
posterior infarct
left MCA inferior
artery infarct for Broca's area
left MCA superior division infarct
artery infarct for genu of corpus callosum
Anterior cerebral artery/pericallosal artery infarct
lesion of left occipital cortex and/or splenium of corpus callosum frequently due to what vascular infarct?
posterior cerebral artery
esion of left occipital cortex and/or splenium of corpus callosum leads to what deficits?
alexia without agraphia
lesion of SM gyrus/Wernicke's (where Engrams are contained) leads to what deficits?
L and R apraxia
lesion at genu of corpus callosum causes what deficit?
L apraxia
lesion of left MCA superior divison/left premotor/broca's area-deficits?
L and R apraxia
Cortical blindness: individual can still detect light vs dark and movement due to spared pathway to tectum
Anton's syndrome
area 17
unable to recognize objects visually
objects are seen but have no meaning with no acuity problems and no naming deficits due to aphasias
visual agnosia area 18 and 19
loss of color perception, world now black and white
achromatopsia area 18 and 19
simultanagnosia - cant get the big picture
optic ataxia
ocular apraxia
Balint's syndrome
dorsal parietal cortex
impaired restraint
inappropriate affect
impulsiveness
unconcern for future
labile emotions
disinhibition (orbitofrontal lesions)
blunted initiative and ambition
problem solving deficits
diminished planning abilities
apathy
perseveration behavior (stuck in a rut)
distractability
abulia (dorsolateral lesions)
disordered thought and memories
wrong choices of response
selectio nof plan for immediate circumstance or future
limited insight and poor judgement (orbitofrontal lesions)