Imaging the human cerebellum during motor learning and timing

长期以来，小脑一直因其非凡的解剖学和生理学以及它在运动功能中扮演的关键角色而吸引着科学家，最近又因为它更普遍的认知和情感功能而着迷。小脑活动的非侵入性成像的发展为探索其更广泛的功能开辟了新的机会。我们的目标是进一步开发这些新方法，以促进它们在更广泛的研究社区中的应用，并通过应用小脑在学习和计时中的作用来证明它们的有效性。这项工作的结果将为广大科学家和临床医生带来相当大的好处，他们将能够将新方法用于自己的研究。

The cerebellum has long fascinated scientists for its remarkable anatomy and physiology and the critical role that it plays in motor function, and more recently for its more general functions of cognition and emotion. Developments in non-invasive imaging of cerebellar activity have opened up exiting new opportunities to probe its wider functioning. We aim to further develop these new methods in order to facilitate their availability to the wider research community, and to demonstrate their utility by application to the role of the cerebellum in learning and timing. The outcomes of this work will be of considerable benefit to a wide range of scientists and clinicians who will be able to make use of the new methods for their own research.