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Cerebellum Learning Movement, Language, and Social Skills

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ISBN-10: 1118125630

ISBN-13: 9781118125632

Edition: 2013

Authors: Dianne M. Broussard

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Description:

The Cerebellum provides a concise, accessible overview of modern data on physiology and function of the cerebellum as it relates to learning, plasticity, and neurodegenerative diseases. Encompassing anatomy and physiology, theoretical work, cellular mechanisms, clinical research, and disorders, the book covers learning and plasticity while introducing the anatomy of the cerebellum. Known and proposed "functions of the cerebellum" are addressed on clinical, physiological, cellular, and computational levels, providing academics, researchers, medical students, and graduate students with an invaluable reference.
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Book details

List price: $256.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/18/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.90" wide x 9.95" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Neuronal Machine
Structure and Physiology
Anatomy of the Cerebellar Cortex
Physiology of the Cerebellar Cortex
Subdivisions of the Cerebellum
The Gatekeepers: Vestibular and Deep Cerebellar Nuclei
Afferent Connections of the Cerebellum
Efferent Connections of the Cerebellum
References
Further Reading
Operating the Machine
Learning in the Cerebellar Cortex
Pattern Recognition by the Cerebellum
Neural Networks
The Cerebellum as Part of a "Control System"
Multiple Sites for Cerebellar Learning?
The Cerebellar Clock
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Plasticity in the Cerebellar Cortex
Cerebellar Long-Term Depression
The Calcium Trigger
The Synaptic Conversation
The Memory Trace
What About Potentiation?
Other Sites of Plasticity
Interneurons
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Adjusting the Memory Trace
Consolidation Mechanisms
Memory Transfer and Synaptic Plasticity
Mossy-Fiber Collaterals in the DCN
Intrinsic Plasticity in the DCN
Other Changes to the Memory Trace
References
Motor Learning
Learning a New Motor Response
Learning in the Cerebellar Cortex
Cerebellar LTD and Learning
The Engram for the NMR
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Recalibration for Fine Motor Control
A Stable Platform for Vision
Adjusting an Orienting Movement
Adjusting a Tracking Movement
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Perfecting Limb Movements by Motor Learning
Updating Dynamic Models
Throwing and Pointing
Sequence Learning
Stepping and Changes to gait
The Agile Mouse
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Precision Control
Coordination
Precise Ocular Coordination
Coordinating the Eyes and the Head
Error Correction for Limb Movements
Planning for Multiple Joints
Internal Models Revisited
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Balance and Locomotion
Cerebellar Ataxia
Signals from the Inner Ear
Coordinating Locomotion
Navigation
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Timing
Timing Using Discharge Rates
Timing Using Synchronous Firing
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Interpreting the World
Intelligence and Language
General Intelligence
Executive Function
Problem-solving
Speech and Language
Possible Mechanisms
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Sensing, Feeling, and Interacting
Sensory Perception
Attending to the World
Prediction
Mental Imagery
Social Skills
Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Summary: What does the cerebellum do?
Index