AUTHOR=Prevosto Vincent , Sommer Marc 

TITLE=Cognitive control of movement via the cerebellar-recipient thalamus

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2013

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/systems-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2013.00056

DOI=10.3389/fnsys.2013.00056

ISSN=1662-5137

ABSTRACT=<p>The cognitive control of behavior was long considered to be centralized in cerebral cortex. More recently, subcortical structures such as cerebellum and basal ganglia have been implicated in cognitive functions as well. The fact that subcortico-cortical circuits for the control of movement involve the thalamus prompts the notion that activity in movement-related thalamus may also reflect elements of cognitive behavior. Yet this hypothesis has rarely been investigated. Using the pathways linking cerebellum to cerebral cortex via the thalamus as a template, we review evidence that the motor thalamus, together with movement-related central thalamus have the requisite connectivity and activity to mediate cognitive aspects of movement control.</p>