Vestibular and visual signals in the ventral paraflocculus of the cerebellum in rabbits

H. Shojaku, T. J. Grudt, N. H. Barmack

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Abstract

Extracellular microelectrode recordings from single cerebellar neurons were made in the ventral paraflocculus of anesthetized, paralyzed pigmented rabbits during vestibular and visual stimulation. The discharge of 6 out of 207 neurons was modulated during vestibular or visual stimulation. The activity of 5 neurons was modulated during vertical vestibular stimulation. The discharge of only one neuron was modulated exclusively during vertical optokinetic stimulation. The information from both the vestibular and visual systems which is received by the ventral paraflocculus appears to differ from that which is received by the flocculus in rabbits.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)99-104
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume108
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1990
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cerebellum
  • Climbing fiber
  • Optokinetic stimulation
  • Purkinje cell
  • Ventral paraflocculus
  • Vestibular stimulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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