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- Cognitive processes rely on precise communication between different areas of the brain, including newly recognized roles of the cerebellum in these functions.
- Recent evidence suggests that rather than just having one-to-one connections, the cerebellum coordinates communication across multiple brain regions to enhance cognitive tasks.
- The cerebellum is proposed to improve the efficiency of information transfer by regulating the synchronization of neuronal activity among various cortical areas, allowing for better task performance.
Article Abstract
Cognitive processes involve precisely coordinated neuronal communications between multiple cerebral cortical structures in a task specific manner. Rich new evidence now implicates the cerebellum in cognitive functions. There is general agreement that cerebellar cognitive function involves interactions between the cerebellum and cerebral cortical association areas. Traditional views assume reciprocal interactions between one cerebellar and one cerebral cortical site, closed-loop connections. We offer evidence supporting a new perspective that assigns the cerebellum the role of a coordinator of communication. We propose that the cerebellum participates in cognitive function by modulating the coherence of neuronal oscillations to optimize communications between multiple cortical structures in a task specific manner.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8787113 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2021.781527 | DOI Listing |
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