Cerebellar Purkinje cell activity drives motor learning

Autor: Jennifer L. Raymond, Arunima Kohli, Rhea R. Kimpo, Jacob M Rinaldi, TD Barbara Nguyen-Vu, Hongkui Zeng, Karl Deisseroth
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Nature neuroscience. 16(12)
ISSN: 1546-1726
Popis: The climbing fiber input to the cerebellar cortex is thought to provide instructive signals that drive the induction of motor skill learning. We found that optogenetic activation of Purkinje cells, the sole output neurons of the cerebellar cortex, can also drive motor learning in mice. This dual control over the induction of learning by climbing fibers and Purkinje cells can expand the learning capacity of motor circuits.
Databáze: OpenAIRE