Neuro 14: Neocortex and Seizures

Which type of brain waves rhythm is exhibited when a person is fully alert?

What is the appropriate scale for an EEG?

Place the following layers of neocortical laminar organization in order, starting from the DEEPEST cortical layer: (e.g. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5..)
1.) External granule cell layer
2.) External pyramidal cell layer
3.) Polymorphic layer
4.) Internal pyramidal cell layer
5.) Molecular layer
6.) Internal granule cell layer

The anterior nucleus of the thalamus primarily projects to which cortical area?

Which of the following is NOT a etiology of seizures and/or epilepsy?

True or False: Alcohol withdrawal can induce epilepsy.

Which of the following surgical options for treating epilepsy have the best success rates?

The lentiform nucleus and thalamus are separated by which part of the internal capsule?

An interictal spike/PDS (paroxysmal depolarizing shift) is the hallmark of which type of seizure?

The corpus callosum is primarily composed of fibers originating in which neocortical layer?

The cellular basis for seizure propagation, from focal to generalized, is mot likely associated with which neurological tract?

Which layer of the neocortex has the primary efferent projections to the thalamus?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy?

Which cortical layer forms the majority of corticofugal fibers?

Which of the following is not typically classified as an interneuron?

The corticospinal tract is found in which part of the internal capsule?

Anti-epileptic drugs typically either inhibit excitation of excitatory neurons or enhance inhibitory neurons. Which drug is unique in accomplishing both?

If you gave anti-epileptic medication to all of your large panel of seizure patients, about what success rate would you have in treating their seizures?

Which of the following are NOT connected by a commissure?

Which of Brodmann's areas are primarily involved in the production of speech?

Which of the following areas is most likely to have an agranular heterotypic cortex?

What is the largest inherited cause of epilepsy?

What are the primary computational units of the cortex?

Approximately what percentage of people will have a seizure in their lifetime?