Historical Review of the Cerebellar Output: Motor and Cognitive Channels

Abstract

Citation: Lu X (2012) Historical Review of the Cerebellar Output: Motor and Cognitive Channels. Brain Disord Ther 2:e104. AbstractMost theories of cerebello-cortical pathway have assumed that the prefrontal cortex receives input from cerebellar Purkinje cells of crus II while the motor cortex receives cerebellar input from those of crus I. Here we discuss that, in this neural connection, cerebellar outputs to cerebral cortex are complex, and there is marked disagreement regarding the possibility that these projections might overlap within cerebellar Purkinje cells.