Cerebellar networks with the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia

The dominant view of cerebellar function has been that it is exclusively concerned with motor control and coordination. Recent findings from neuroanatomical, behavioral, and imaging studies have profoundly changed this view. Neuroanatomical studies using virus transneuronal tracers have demonstrated...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in cognitive sciences 2013-05, Vol.17 (5), p.241-254
Hauptverfasser: Bostan, Andreea C, Dum, Richard P, Strick, Peter L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The dominant view of cerebellar function has been that it is exclusively concerned with motor control and coordination. Recent findings from neuroanatomical, behavioral, and imaging studies have profoundly changed this view. Neuroanatomical studies using virus transneuronal tracers have demonstrated that cerebellar output reaches vast areas of the neocortex, including regions of prefrontal and posterior parietal cortex. Furthermore, it has recently become clear that the cerebellum is reciprocally connected with the basal ganglia, which suggests that the two subcortical structures are part of a densely interconnected network. Taken together, these findings elucidate the neuroanatomical substrate for cerebellar involvement in non-motor functions mediated by the prefrontal and posterior parietal cortex, as well as in processes traditionally associated with the basal ganglia.
ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2013.03.003