Non-invasive stimulation of the motor cerebellum has potential cognitive confounds

The cerebellum has been known to play an important role in motor control for over a century. Seminal work by Holmes [1] highlighted that damage to the cerebellum severely impaired motor coordination. Converging evidence from behavioural, neurophysiological, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging studies has since highlighted the functional role of cerebellar-motor interactions in motor behaviours. Specifically, cerebellar lobules IV-VI and VIIB-VIII (which we will refer to as the “motor cerebellum”) have reciprocal anatomical connections with cortical motor areas [2].

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - June 2, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Robert M. Hardwick, Amanda S. Therrien, Elise Lesage Source Type: research