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10481191

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
If numbers matter, the projection that connects the cerebral cortex to the cerebellum is probably one of the most-important pathways through the CNS. Its extensive development as one ascends the phylogenetic scale parallels that of the cerebral hemispheres and the cerebellum, and it accompanies improvements in motor skills, suggesting that this system might have a decisive role in the generation of skilled movement. This article focuses on the pontine nuclei (PN), which are intercalated in the cerebro-cerebellar pathway, a large nuclear complex in the ventral brainstem of mammals, whose raison d'être has as yet not been examined. By considering recent morphological and electrophysiological findings, this article argues that the PN are an interface that is needed to accommodate the grossly different computational principles governing the cerebral cortex and the cerebellum.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0166-2236
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Binding of signals relevant for action: towards a hypothesis of the functional role of the pontine nuclei.
pubmed:affiliation
Sektion für Visuelle Sensomotorik, Neurologische Universitätsklinik Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't