title: Contribution of Cerebellar Loops to Action Timing.
abstract: Recent studies of sensorimotor processing have benefited from decision-making paradigms that emphasize the selection of appropriate movements. Selecting when to make those responses, or action timing, is important as well. Although the cerebellum is commonly viewed as a controller of movement dynamics, its role in action timing is also firmly supported. Several lines of research have now extended this idea. Anatomical findings have revealed connections between the cerebellum and broader timing circuits, neurophysiological results have suggested mechanisms for timing within its microcircuitry, and theoretical work has indicated how temporal signals are processed through it and decoded by its targets. These developments are inspiring renewed studies of the role of the cerebellar loops in action timing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Duke School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham NC 27708.
authors.forename: Ramanujan T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Raghavan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Duke School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham NC 27708; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham NC 27708.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prevosto
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Duke School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham NC 27708; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham NC 27708; Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham NC 27708.
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sommer