THE CEREBELLUM AND CEREBRAL-CORTEX - CONTRASTING AND CONVERGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPATIAL NAVIGATION AND MEMORY

Authors
OMARA SM
Citation
Sm. Omara, THE CEREBELLUM AND CEREBRAL-CORTEX - CONTRASTING AND CONVERGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPATIAL NAVIGATION AND MEMORY, Behavioral and brain sciences, 19(3), 1996, pp. 469
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Psychology, Biological",Neurosciences,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Behavioral and brain sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
0140525X
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(1996)19:3<469:TCAC-C>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Thach's target article presents a remarkable overview and integration of animal and human studies on the functions of the cerebellum and mak es clear theoretical predictions for both the normal operation of the cerebellum and for the effects of cerebellar lesions in the mature hum an. Commentary is provided on three areas, namely, spatial navigation, implicit learning, and cerebellar agenesis to elicit further developm ent of the themes already present in Thach's paper.