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ArticleAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2011

Critical role of cerebellar fastigial nucleus in programming sequences of saccades.

Susan A King, Rosalyn M Schneider, Alessandro Serra, R John Leigh

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Article in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Susan A KingVeterans Affairs and Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Rosalyn M Schneider
Alessandro Serra
R John Leigh
Veterans Health Administration · US

Funding

OCULAR MOTOR DISORDERSR01EY006717 · NEI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI LEIGH, RICHARD JOHN · 1987 to 2012
$1.8M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY006717NEI NIH HHS R01 EY06717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cerebellum plays an important role in programming accurate saccades. Cerebellar lesions affecting the ocular motor region of the fastigial nucleus (FOR) cause saccadic hypermetria; however, if a second target is presented before a saccade can be initiated (double-step paradigm), saccade hypermetria may be decreased. We tested the hypothesis that the cerebellum, especially FOR, plays a pivotal role in programming sequences of saccades. We studied patients with saccadic hypermetria because of either genetic cerebellar ataxia or surgical lesions affecting FOR and confirmed that the gain of initial saccades made to double-step stimuli was reduced compared with the gain of saccades to single target jumps. Based on measurements of the intersaccadic interval, we found that the ability to perform parallel processing of saccades was reduced or absent in all of our patients with cerebellar disease. Our results support the crucial role of the cerebellum, especially FOR, in programming sequences of saccades.

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AdultCase-Control StudiesCerebellar DiseasesCerebellar NucleiFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, NeurologicalPhotic StimulationSaccadesSpinocerebellar Degenerations

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PMID21950988
PMCPMC3187558
OpenAlexW1517769927

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