Barrel cortex: What is it good for?

MC Stüttgen, C Schwarz - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
The rodent whisker system, with barrel cortex as its most prominent structure, has evolved
into a powerful model system to study sensory processing. However, despite the vast …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebellar contribution to the regulation of defensive states

GN da Silva, N Seiffert, P Tovote - Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite fine tuning voluntary movement as the most prominently studied function of the
cerebellum, early human studies suggested cerebellar involvement emotion regulation …

[PDF][PDF] Layer 5 circuits in V1 differentially control visuomotor behavior

L Tang, MJ Higley - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Neocortical sensory areas are thought to act as distribution hubs, transmitting information
about the external environment to downstream areas. Within primary visual cortex, various …

Amygdala modulation of cerebellar learning

SJ Farley, JJ Radley, JH Freeman - Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Previous studies showed that amygdala lesions or inactivation slow the acquisition rate of
cerebellum-dependent eyeblink conditioning, a type of associative motor learning. The …

Dynamic Changes in Local Activity and Network Interactions among the Anterior Cingulate, Amygdala, and Cerebellum during Associative Learning

HE Halverson, J Kim, JH Freeman - Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Communication between the cerebellum and forebrain structures is necessary for motor
learning and has been implicated in a variety of cognitive functions. The exact nature of …

Cerebellum and cognition: does the rodent cerebellum participate in cognitive functions?

ML Shipman, JT Green - Neurobiology of learning and memory, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a widespread, nearly complete consensus that the human and non-human primate
cerebellum is engaged in non-motor, cognitive functions. This body of research has …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebellum-dependent associative learning is not impaired in a mouse model of neurofibromatosis type 1

MJ Ottenhoff, S Dijkhuizen, ACH Ypelaar… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Individuals with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) experience a high degree of motor
problems. The cerebellum plays a pivotal role in motor functioning and the NF1 gene is …

Sustained activity of hippocampal parvalbumin-expressing interneurons supports trace eyeblink conditioning in mice

R Li, W Zhang, J Zhang, H Zhang, H Chen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Although recent studies have revealed an involvement of hippocampal interneurons in
learning the association among time-separated events, its underlying cellular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Deficits in cerebellum-dependent learning and cerebellar morphology in male and female BTBR autism model mice

EA Kiffmeyer, JA Cosgrove, JK Siganos, HE Bien… - NeuroSci, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, there has been increased interest in the role of the cerebellum in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). To better understand the pathophysiological role of the cerebellum in ASD, it …

Sleep deprivation impairs learning-induced increase in hippocampal sharp wave ripples and associated spike dynamics during recovery sleep

RR Li, J Yan, H Chen, WW Zhang, YB Hu… - Cerebral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Sleep deprivation (SD) causes deficits in off-line memory consolidation, but the underlying
network oscillation mechanisms remain unclear. Hippocampal sharp wave ripple (SWR) …