Publications by authors named "Nathalie van Wingerden"
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- * Optogenetic stimulation shows that whisker movements can be activated in various cerebellar regions, with the paramedian lobule having the quickest response time, while Purkinje cells vary in how they encode whisker position and velocity during actions like protraction and retraction.
- * The findings indicate that both the cerebellar cortex and nuclei have a complex representation of whisker kinematics, predominantly focusing on velocity, which enhances our understanding of how the cerebellum contributes to coordinating
Neural activity exhibits oscillations, bursts, and resonance, enhancing responsiveness at preferential frequencies. For example, theta-frequency bursting and resonance in granule cells facilitate synaptic transmission and plasticity mechanisms at the input stage of the cerebellar cortex. However, whether theta-frequency bursting of Purkinje cells is involved in generating rhythmic behavior has remained neglected.
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