Cerebellum and Neuronal Plasticity

This book contains twenty-two chapters which are based on talks given at a conference held at Magdalen College, Oxford in April 1986. The par ticipants in the conference came from a number of countries and repre sented several disciplines. They share a common interest in the structure of the cerebellum and its role in the control of movement and motor learning. The chapters in the book reflect that interest, and put forward in a succinct and clear way some of the major new ide~s on the role of the cerebellum in movement and motor learning. M. Glickstein C. Yeo J. Stein CONTENTS Structure and Function of the Cerebellum Glickstein, M. Parasagittal Zonation of the Cerebellum in Macaques: An analysis based on Acetylcholinesterase Histochemistry 15 Voogd, J., Gerrits, N.M., and Hess, D.T. Quantitative Studies of Pontine Projections from Visual Cortical Areas in the cat 41 Brodal, P., and Bjaalie, J.G. Cerebellar Transcommissural Neurons 63 Rosina, A., and Provini, L. Afferent Control of the Cerebellum. An Hypothesis to Explain the Differences in the Mediolateral Distribution of Mossy Fibre Terminals in the Cerebellar Cortex 83 Gerrits, N.M.

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Structure and Function of the Cerebellum.- Parasagittal Zonation of the Cerebellum in Macaques: An analysis based on Acetylcholinesterase Histochemistry.- Quantitative Studies of Pontine Projections from Visual Cortical Areas in the Cat.- Cerebellar Transcommissural Neurons.- Afferent Control of the Cerebellum. An Hypothesis to Explain the Differences in the Mediolateral Distribution of Mossy Fibre Terminals in the Cerebellar Cortex.- The Role of the Lateral Reticular Nucleus in the Cerebro-Cerebellar Linkage.- Comparative Study of Cerebellar Somatosensory Representations: The Importance of Micromapping and Natural Stimulation.- Functional Implications of Inferior Olivary Response Properties.- Cerebellar Inhibition of the Inferior Olive.- Vestibular Responses in the Inferior Olive.- Convergence of Afferent Paths to Olivo-Cerebellar Complexes.- The Role of the Cerebellum in the Visual Guidance of Movement.- The Cerebellum and the Physics of Movement: Some Speculations.- Inferior Olive and Motor Control.- Climbing Fibre Activity Associated with Unperturbed and Perturbed Step Cycles During Skilled Locomotion in the Cat.- Model of the Cerebellum as an Array of Adjustable Pattern Generators.- The Relation between Purkinje Cell Simple Cell Responses and the Action of the Climbing Fibre System in Unconditioned and Conditioned Responses of the Forelimb to Perturbed Locomotion.- Visual Control of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex in the Rabbit. A Multi-level Interaction..- The Role of the Cerebellum in Adaptive Regulation of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex.- Cerebellum and Limb Flexion Conditioning.- Cerebellum and Classical Conditioning.- Purkinje Cell Activity and the Conditioned Nictitating Membrane Response.- Contributors.