The vestibular nuclei and posterior cerebellum are the destination of vestibular primary
afferents and the subject of this review. The vestibular nuclei include four major nuclei …

The anatomical, physiological, and behavioral evidence for the involvement of three regions
of the cerebellum in oculomotor behavior is reviewed here:(1) the oculomotor vermis and …

Objective: To determine the frequency of cerebellar infarction mimicking vestibular neuritis
(VN), the pattern of clinical presentation, and the territory of the cerebellar infarction when it …

The cerebellar cortex contains huge numbers of synapses between granule cells and
Purkinje cells. These synapses are thought to be a major storage site for information …

The output signal of Purkinje cells is conveyed by the modulated discharge of simple spikes
(SSs) often ascribed to mossy fiber–granule cell–parallel fiber inputs to Purkinje cell …

The ability to orient and navigate through the terrestrial environment represents a
computational challenge common to all vertebrates. It arises because motion sensors in the …

Our knowledge of otolith pathways is developing rapidly, but is still far from complete.
Primary afferents from the sacculus and utricle terminate mainly in the lateral, inferior and …

A fundamental challenge for maintaining spatial orientation and interacting with the world is
knowledge of our orientation relative to gravity, ie, head tilt. Sensing gravity is complicated …

Objective: Horizontal head shaking at 2 to 3 Hz can induce nystagmus in patients with
central as well as in patients with peripheral vestibulopathy. However, the characteristics …

The cerebellum is about one tenth the size of the cerebrum and is located in the posterior
fossa, beneath the tentorium cerebelli. Its effect on brain function is often relatively minor …