Motor function of the cerebellorubrospinal system.
Motor function of the cerebellorubrospinal system.
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小脑红核脊髓系统的运动功能。
DOI:
10.1152/physrev.1994.74.3.509
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
33.6
通讯作者:
Houk,JC
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文献类型:
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作者:
Keifer,J;Houk,JC
The spinal cord contains the neuronal circuitry required to produce voluntary limb movements. The cord also contains neuronal ensembles called central pattern-generating circuits that produce some stereotypic motor patterns such as locomotion. However, for an animal to interact adaptively with the environment, descending control systems impinging onto the spinal circuitry are required. These descending control systems arise from the motor cortex, brain stem, and cerebellum and function generally in the visuomotor coordination of motor behaviors. The mechanisms underlying the generation of descending motor commands are just beginning to be elucidated. A more difficult problem is understanding how these motor signals produce adaptive behavior. The precise parameters of limb movement that are controlled by the nervous system are not yet well understood. In this review, we discuss current research on the function of the cerebellorubrospinal system. These neuronal circuits, made up of the red nucleus, cerebellum, and brain stem nuclei, serve as a model system in which to study mechanisms of adaptive motor control.The mammalian red nucleus is composed of a caudally located magnocellular division and a more rostrally located parvicellular division (247). The two divisions have completely different input and output connections. The magnocellular division receives afferents mainly from the interpositus nucleus of the cerebellum, whereas the parvicellular division receives input predominantly from the cerebral cortex (166, 167). The