Cognitive control of movement via the cerebellar-recipient thalamus

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Prevosto, Vincent ^a   Sommer, Marc A ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Central thalamus; Cerebellum; Cognition; Executive control; Language; Motor thalamus; Thalamus; Timing

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CEREBELLUM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; THALAMUS; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84887032086     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00056     Document Type: Review

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