Cerebellum implicated in sensory acquisition and discrimination rather than motor control

Jia-Hong Gao; Lawrence M Parsons; James M Bower; Jinhu Xiong; Jinqi Li; Peter T Fox

doi:10.1126/science.272.5261.545

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Cerebellum implicated in sensory acquisition and discrimination rather than motor control

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Cerebellum implicated in sensory acquisition and discrimination rather than motor control

Jia-Hong Gao, Lawrence M Parsons, James M Bower, Jinhu Xiong, Jinqi Li and Peter T Fox

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.272(5261), pp.545-547

1996

DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5261.545

PMID: 8614803

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Abstract

Recent evidence that the cerebellum is involved in perception and cognition challenges the prevailing view that its primary function is fine motor control. A new alternative hypothesis is that the lateral cerebellum is not activated by the control of movement per se, but is strongly engaged during the acquisition and discrimination of sensory information. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lateral cerebellar output (dentate) nucleus during passive and active sensory tasks confirmed this hypothesis. These findings suggest that the lateral cerebellum may be active during motor, perceptual, and cognitive performances specifically because of the requirement to process sensory data.

Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology

Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs

Biological and medical sciences

General aspects. Models. Methods

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Title: Subtitle: Cerebellum implicated in sensory acquisition and discrimination rather than motor control
Creators: Jia-Hong Gao - Research Imaging Center, Medical School, University of Texas Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-6240, United States
Lawrence M Parsons - Research Imaging Center, Medical School, University of Texas Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-6240, United States
James M Bower - Research Imaging Center, Medical School, University of Texas Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-6240, United States
Jinhu Xiong - Research Imaging Center, Medical School, University of Texas Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-6240, United States
Jinqi Li - Research Imaging Center, Medical School, University of Texas Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-6240, United States
Peter T Fox - Research Imaging Center, Medical School, University of Texas Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284-6240, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.272(5261), pp.545-547
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5261.545
PMID: 8614803
ISSN: 0036-8075
eISSN: 1095-9203
Language: English
Date published: 1996
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
Record Identifier: 9984083900302771

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