Information representation by Purkinje cells in the cerebellum during ocular following responses

Neurosci Res. 1994 Nov;21(1):13-7. doi: 10.1016/0168-0102(94)90064-7.

Abstract

A quantitative analysis of simple spike activity of Purkinje cells (P-cells) in the cerebellum of awake monkeys suggested their possible contribution in motor control. Simple spike activities of ventral parafloccular P-cells were recorded during short-latency ocular following responses. The relationship between the firing frequency of these P-cells and the simultaneously recorded eye movements during ocular following was analyzed by using a linear time-series regression method. The result suggests that ventral parafloccular P-cells contribute to the dynamic (velocity and acceleration) rather than the static (position) control of eye movements.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cerebellum / physiology*
  • Eye Movements / physiology*
  • Haplorhini
  • Mathematics
  • Models, Neurological
  • Purkinje Cells / physiology*
  • Pursuit, Smooth / physiology