Role of the olivo-cerebellar complex in motor learning and control

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Schweighofer, Nicolas ^a,b   Lang, Eric J ^c   Kawato, Mitsuo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Complex spikes; Deep cerebellar nucleus; Electrical coupling; Gap junctions; Inferior olive; Motor learning; Purkinje cells; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DEEP CEREBELLAR NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; INFERIOR OLIVE; LATENT PERIOD; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PURKINJE CELL; SPIKE WAVE;

EID: 84877600118     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00094     Document Type: Article

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