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ReviewCerebellum & ataxias2016

Cerebellar fastigial nucleus: from anatomic construction to physiological functions.

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

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Review in Cerebellum & ataxias, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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64 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Xiao-Yang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China.
Jian-Jun WangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China.
Jing-Ning ZhuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023 China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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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Cardiovascular controlFastigial nucleusFeeding controlOcular motor controlRespiratory controlSomatic motor controlSomatic-nonsomatic integrationSpinocerebellar ataxias

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PMID27144010
PMCPMC4853849

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