The comprehension of the cerebellar physiology is rapidly changing in particular because of the demonstration of the cerebellar importance on cognition. In the present paper, recent data on cerebrocerebellar interactions is reviewed, particularly focusing on cerebellar influences over the neurophysiology of primary motor and primary sensory cortices. The cerebellar role in implicit learning and in sensory data processing is analysed and discussed. It is proposed that the cerebellum could control cortical plastic changes by modulating cortical excitability in a discrete topographic manner and that this mechanism could induce the coupling between significant sensory inputs and definite motor outputs considered as the neurobiological substrate for implicit learning. (C) 2002 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
The comprehension of the cerebellar physiology is rapidly changing in particular because of the demonstration of the cerebellar importance on cognition. In the present paper, recent data on cerebrocerebellar interactions is reviewed, particularly focusing on cerebellar influences over the neurophysiology of primary motor and primary sensory cortices. The cerebellar role in implicit learning and in sensory data processing is analysed and discussed. It is proposed that the cerebellum could control cortical plastic changes by modulating cortical excitability in a discrete topographic manner and that this mechanism could induce the coupling between significant sensory inputs and definite motor outputs considered as the neurobiological substrate for implicit learning. (C) 2002 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Neuronal plasticity of interrelated cerebellar and cortical networks / M., Molinari; V., Filippini; Leggio, Maria. - In: NEUROSCIENCE. - ISSN 0306-4522. - STAMPA. - 111:4(2002), pp. 863-870. [10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00024-6]
Neuronal plasticity of interrelated cerebellar and cortical networks
LEGGIO, Maria
2002
Abstract
The comprehension of the cerebellar physiology is rapidly changing in particular because of the demonstration of the cerebellar importance on cognition. In the present paper, recent data on cerebrocerebellar interactions is reviewed, particularly focusing on cerebellar influences over the neurophysiology of primary motor and primary sensory cortices. The cerebellar role in implicit learning and in sensory data processing is analysed and discussed. It is proposed that the cerebellum could control cortical plastic changes by modulating cortical excitability in a discrete topographic manner and that this mechanism could induce the coupling between significant sensory inputs and definite motor outputs considered as the neurobiological substrate for implicit learning. (C) 2002 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.