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Cerebellar fastigial nucleus: from anatomic construction to physiological functions

Overview of attention for article published in Cerebellum & Ataxias, May 2016
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Title
Cerebellar fastigial nucleus: from anatomic construction to physiological functions
Published in
Cerebellum & Ataxias, May 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40673-016-0047-1
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Authors

Xiao-Yang Zhang, Jian-Jun Wang, Jing-Ning Zhu

Abstract

Fastigial nucleus (FN) is the phylogenetically oldest nucleus in the cerebellum, a classical subcortical motor coordinator. As one of the ultimate integration stations and outputs of the spinocerebellum, the FN holds a key position in the axial, proximal and ocular motor control by projecting to the medial descending systems and eye movement related nuclei. Furthermore, through topographic connections with extensive nonmotor systems, including visceral related nuclei in the brainstem, hypothalamus, as well as the limbic system, FN has also been implicated in regulation of various nonsomatic functions, such as feeding, cardiovascular and respiratory, defecation and micturition, immune, as well as emotional activities. In clinic, FN lesion or dysfunction results in motor deficits including spinocerebellar ataxias, and nonmotor symptoms. In this review, we summarize the cytoarchitecture, anatomic afferent and efferent connections, as well as the motor and nonmotor functions of the FN and the related diseases and disorders. We suggest that by bridging the motor and nonmotor systems, the cerebellar FN may help to integrate somatic motor and nonsomatic functions and consequently contribute to generate a coordinated response to internal and external environments.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
France 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 147 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 28 19%
Researcher 20 13%
Student > Master 16 11%
Student > Bachelor 15 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 13 9%
Other 36 24%
Unknown 21 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 52 35%
Medicine and Dentistry 32 21%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 5%
Psychology 6 4%
Other 8 5%
Unknown 30 20%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 October 2018.
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