AUTHOR=McAfee Samuel S. , Liu Yu , Sillitoe Roy V. , Heck Detlef H. 

TITLE=Cerebellar Coordination of Neuronal Communication in Cerebral Cortex

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

VOLUME=15

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/systems-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2021.781527

DOI=10.3389/fnsys.2021.781527

ISSN=1662-5137

ABSTRACT=<p>Cognitive processes involve precisely coordinated neuronal communications between multiple cerebral cortical structures in a task specific manner. Rich new evidence now implicates the cerebellum in cognitive functions. There is general agreement that cerebellar cognitive function involves interactions between the cerebellum and cerebral cortical association areas. Traditional views assume reciprocal interactions between one cerebellar and one cerebral cortical site, <italic>via</italic> closed-loop connections. We offer evidence supporting a new perspective that assigns the cerebellum the role of a coordinator of communication. We propose that the cerebellum participates in cognitive function by modulating the coherence of neuronal oscillations to optimize communications between multiple cortical structures in a task specific manner.</p>