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Electrophysiological Approach on Vestibulocerebellar Research

DOI: https://doi.org/
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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The vestibular nuclei have extensive afferent and efferent connections with posterior cerebellum which can be referred to as vestibulocerebellum. Some of vestibular primary afferents also project to the ipsilateral uvula-nodulus-flocculus as mossy fibers. The secondary vestibular fibers are distributed bilaterally. The Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex receive climbing fiber input which is originated from the contralateral inferior olive; the dorsomedial cell column and β-nucleus. Purkinje cells respond to vestibular stimulation with antiphasic modulation of climbing fiber responses and simple spikes. The vestibulocerebellum imposes a vestibular coordinate system on postural responses and permits adaptive guidance of movement.


Res Vestib Sci : Research in Vestibular Science