Principles of Neuroscience

[MelonBar]

Hahaha at least you didn't put ENS like I did.

[REBORN]

What was with the mechanoreceptor question?

[MelonBar]

Multichoice? I had ruffini's

[REBORN]

Thought it said small RF?

[nino quincampoix]

If it's the question I think you're referring to, then it was the one about grabbing something. In that case, Ruffini receptors would be detecting skin stretch.

[ferrsal]

Yep, that was Ruffini's. As far as I remember it wasn't on the slides but the lecturer mentioned it. I think with Peter Kitchener it's necessary to write down pretty much every detail he speaks... that's definitely something I learnt from this MST

[Pup]

do you think they're gonna take questions out of this mst?  mann, so stressing about results, given its 30%

[nino quincampoix]

do you think they're gonna take questions out of this mst?  mann, so stressing about results, given its 30%

As for question 1 (Galen and what he could see) - no. Don't know about any others though.

[LeviLamp]

Yep, that was Ruffini's. As far as I remember it wasn't on the slides but the lecturer mentioned it. I think with Peter Kitchener it's necessary to write down pretty much every detail he speaks... that's definitely something I learnt from this MST

I would have thought it'd be something with a small receptive field :') he said fine manipulation of the small object rather than object movement so I thought the exact position might be easier to detect with smaller receptive fields? like maybe Merkel receptors? SO WHY IS IT RUFFINI PETER WHY 

I swear studying for this MST didn't help at all, understanding the lectures at home did NOT translate into getting the right answers for these questions :x

time to memorise Purves for the final because I feel like I got ~50% after reading what people thought the answers were  THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NICE STRAIGHTFORWARD ELECTIVE AND NOW I'M STRUGGLING TO GET AN 80

[MelonBar]

Actually this mst had a real gamsat feeling to it...

the pathway thing anyway..

[ferrsal]

Me reading the subject reviews like "this is easiest level 3 subject i've taken"

[nino quincampoix]

I would have thought it'd be something with a small receptive field :') he said fine manipulation of the small object rather than object movement so I thought the exact position might be easier to detect with smaller receptive fields? like maybe Merkel receptors? SO WHY IS IT RUFFINI PETER WHY 

That's interesting you say that because if small receptive fields were tacit in the question but not explicitly stated (can't remember it's wording at all), then what fine manipulation is interpreted to mean might differ from person to person. Just considering the semantics of the question, if it did say fine manipulation of a small object, well that's not exactly the same as stating "small receptive fields." Anyway, it is what it is I guess...

[LeviLamp]

That's interesting you say that because if small receptive fields were tacit in the question but not explicitly stated (can't remember it's wording at all), then what fine manipulation is interpreted to mean might differ from person to person. Just considering the semantics of the question, if it did say fine manipulation of a small object, well that's not exactly the same as stating "small receptive fields." Anyway, it is what it is I guess...

I feel like a few of the questions were like that. Galen's one threw me off for e.g. because I read it as a theoretical question rather than based off the lectures, it was worded in an open sort of way. But yes, it is what it is :'D TOTALLY AGREE WITH FERRSAL, Y'ALL LIARS

[kensan]

I would have thought it'd be something with a small receptive field :') he said fine manipulation of the small object rather than object movement so I thought the exact position might be easier to detect with smaller receptive fields? like maybe Merkel receptors? SO WHY IS IT RUFFINI PETER WHY 

I swear studying for this MST didn't help at all, understanding the lectures at home did NOT translate into getting the right answers for these questions :x

time to memorise Purves for the final because I feel like I got ~50% after reading what people thought the answers were  THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NICE STRAIGHTFORWARD ELECTIVE AND NOW I'M STRUGGLING TO GET AN 80

I put down Merkel as well haha, thought it had to be small receptive field. But I wasn't sure if Merkel or Pacinian because wouldn't it be dependent on how much pressure you would be applying? i dunno it threw me off lol

[REBORN]

I put Merkel too. Sigh.