title: The cerebellum and cognitive function: 25 years of insight from anatomy and neuroimaging.
abstract: Twenty-five years ago the first human functional neuroimaging studies of cognition discovered a surprising response in the cerebellum that could not be attributed to motor demands. This controversial observation challenged the well-entrenched view that the cerebellum solely contributes to the planning and execution of movement. Recurring neuroimaging findings combined with key insights from anatomy and case studies of neurological patients motivated a reconsideration of the traditional model of cerebellar organization and function. The majority of the human cerebellum maps to cerebral association networks in an orderly manner that includes a mirroring of the prominent cerebral asymmetries for language and attention. These findings inspire exploration of the cerebellum's contributions to a diverse array of functional domains and neuropsychiatric disorders.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University Department of Psychology, Center for Brain Science, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: randy_buckner@harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Randy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Buckner
mesh_terms: D002531:Cerebellum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods