Unit activity in the cerebellar nuclei related to arm reaching movements
Unit activity in the cerebellar nuclei related to arm reaching movements
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小脑核的单位活动与手臂伸展运动相关
DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(88)91509-0
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发表时间:
1988
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
W. A. Mackay
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文献类型:
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作者:
W. A. Mackay
Single units in the fatigial, interpositus and dentate nuclei of two stump-tail macaque monkeys were studied in relation to a right arm, visually guided reaching task. Of 638 recorded cells, 149 showed activity changes correlated to the task, including 24 in the contralateral fastigial and interpositus. Reach-related discharged patterns fell into two broad categories, tonic and phasic. Tonic responses were maintained throughout the reach with no observable relation to kinematic parameters. Most of the task-related activity occured during the upward lift of the arm toward the target button, with a drop-offas the arm was lowered toward the rest plate. Phasic response cells fired burst (or suppressed discharge) at specific points in the arm trajectory, most commonly during the lift phase. Many had a sharp drop in discharge when the shoulder flexion torque was transiently reversed to decelerate the arm. For either type, restricted directional specificity was rerely seen in any nucleus, and correlations with recorded EMGs were weak. Visual responses to target button illumination were observed in both the fastigial and dentate nuclei, but did not necessarily correspond with the button giving the best movement-related response. Task-related activity changes started earliest in the fastigial nuclei and latest in the interpositus nuclei. The data suggested that cerebellar output facilitates motor centers in a rather general manner, but at precisely determined times.
DOI:
10.1113/jphysiol.1985.sp015566
发表时间:
1985
期刊:
The Journal of physiology
影响因子:
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作者:
Gibson,AR;Houk,JC;Kohlerman,NJ
通讯作者:
Kohlerman,NJ
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
Schieber,MH;ThachJr,WT
通讯作者:
ThachJr,WT