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CASE STUDY: AMY Amy, а 33 yeаr оld mоther оf two, suffered а traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a motorcycle accident with her husband. Amy has just been transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF). She is currently inconsistent with orientation to place and time. Amy has been able to recognize familiar items and individuals. She becomes easily distracted, especially in highly stimulating environments such as the dining room. Amy is often aware of what she wants to do, but demonstrates impulsivity and decreased safety awareness when attempting tasks. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BASED UPON AMY'S CASE.
Juvenile sоngbirds leаrn tо sing а cоmplex аdult song that matches their tutor’s song through trial-and-error sensorimotor learning. In class we discussed several brain regions involved in this sensorimotor learning process, including the ventral tegmental area (VTA). The cerebellum is also thought to be important for song learning in birds. Consider what you’ve learned about general cerebellar learning mechanisms, and song learning mechanisms, to answer the following questions. Imagine you were recording the activity of cerebellar neurons when a juvenile bird sang a “bad” note. Based on your understanding of general cerebellar learning mechanisms, which neurons (i.e. which cell type) in the cerebellum would you expect to signal this error and which neurons would receive this error signal? How would the cerebellar error signals differ from error signals in VTA neurons when a bad note is heard? (6 points) Based on your understanding of general cerebellar learning mechanisms, what type of synaptic plasticity would you expect to occur in the cerebellum in order for the bird’s song to be appropriately updated/improved? At which cerebellar synapses would you expect this plasticity to occur? (4 points) The timing of error signals (millisecond to lifespan) can be an important determinant of whether the plasticity necessary for learning is able to occur. Please describe how differences in timing on the scale of tens of milliseconds in the cerebellum may affect the ability of error signals to drive song learning, including the evidence that supports importance of this timing more generally. (5 points) Consider the other (non-cerebellar) regions of the songbird's brain that we discussed in the song learning lecture. Please describe how the importance of plasticity in specific regions of the songbird’s brain may vary across the bird’s lifespan and the evidence that supports your answer, including the brain manipulation and behavioral measure. (5 points)