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Role of the lateral cerebellum in the visual guidance of movement

Reference	S12808
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Dilwyn Horvat
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Richard Apps
Institution	University of Bristol
Department	Physiology and Pharmacology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	259,136
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/2000
End date	01/02/2004
Duration	42 months

Abstract

The way in which vision guides movement and the part played by the lateral cerebellum will be investigated using three mutually reinforcing techniques: by recording in hemispheral cortex 1) the complex and simple spike activity of individual Purkinje cells; 2) climbing fibre field potentials; and 3) by defining the input-output relations of the cells using bi-directional neuroanatomical pathway tracing techniques. Evidence will be sought a) as to what visual information is used, and when, during the planning and execution of goal- directed movements, b) for gating of visual inputs to the cerebellum, and c) for the operation of internal cerebellar models of a familiar target's motion.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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