Cerebellar control of thalamocortical circuits for cognitive function: A review of pathways and a proposed mechanism

Drs. Heck and Liu from the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical School, Duluth campus, published an article in the journal Frontiers Systems in Neuroscience. Their research paper discusses the interaction between the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex.

The cerebellum and cerebral cortex interact through one of the largest networks in the mammalian brain, the cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathways. This interaction is the basis for the involvement of the cerebellum in motor control and cognitive functions. In a recent review, Drs. Heck and Liu and colleagues summarize anatomical findings on cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathways and introduce a proposed mechanism for the role of these pathways in controlling cerebral cortical activity and behavioral outcomes. Read full article here.