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Multiple tactile maps in the human cerebellum. Neuroreport 2001 Aug 08;12(11):2483-6

Date

08/10/2001

Pubmed ID

11496134

DOI

10.1097/00001756-200108080-00039

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0035828145 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   76 Citations

Abstract

Functional imaging studies of the cerebellum have mostly investigated motor performance or have been limited to the anterior lobe and therefore the somatosensory representations in the human cerebellum have not been fully demonstrated. We used fMRI of the entire cerebellum during tactile stimulation of the hand and foot in six normal subjects. Our results demonstrate that the tactile projections to the cerebellum in humans are represented in both the anterior and posterior lobes. in agreement with previous functional imaging studies, our results show a large-scale, between-limb somatotopy comparable to that shown in early animal studies.

Author List

Bushara KO, Wheat JM, Khan A, Mock BJ, Turski PA, Sorenson J, Brooks BR

Author

John M. Wheat DO Assistant Professor in the Medical School Regional Campuses department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Brain Mapping
Cerebellum
Hand
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Stimulation
Somatosensory Cortex
Touch