Mapping Structure–Function Relationships within Cerebellar Circuits

Richard Apps*, Charlotte L Lawrenson, Elena Paci, Nadia L Cerminara*

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Abstract

A key organizational feature of the cerebellum is its division into a series of cerebellar modules. The cortical component of each module is termed a zone. Each zone is defined by its climbing input originating from a well-defined region of the inferior olive, which targets one or more longitudinal zones of Purkinje cells within the cerebellar cortex. In turn, Purkinje cells within each zone project to specific regions of the cerebellar and vestibular nuclei. The behavioral significance of zones remains poorly understood.

This chapter will describe approaches to physiologically and anatomically identify cerebellar cortical zones in both acute and chronic preparations (rat and cat) as well as methods to record from zones during behavior in order to determine the role that they have in cerebellar function.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNeuromethods
Subtitle of host publicationMeasuring Cerebellar Function
EditorsRoy V. Sillitoe
PublisherHumana Press
Pages69-90
Number of pages22
Volume177
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-0716-2026-7
ISBN (Print)978-1-0716-2025-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

Publication series

NameNeuromethods
Volume177
ISSN (Print)0893-2336
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6045

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Strasbourg University, the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR-2015-CeMod, ANR-2019-MultiMod, ANR-2019-NetOnTime) and by the Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale to PI (# DEQ20140329514) and LS.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

  • Cerebellar zones
  • Cerebellar modules
  • Inferior olive
  • Cerebellar nuclei
  • Rat
  • Cat
  • Tract tracing
  • Retrograde
  • Anterograde
  • Electrophysiology

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