Role of the cerebellum in postural control

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

DaiYanagihara¹ 

[1] Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo;

关键词: posture;    cerebellum;    feedback control;    feedforward control;    anticipatory postural adjustments;    spinocerebellar ataxia;   

DOI  :  10.7600/jpfsm.3.169

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In daily life, voluntary movements accompany the appropriate whole-body configurations and orientations in relation to the force of gravity. To produce skilled motor behavior, it is necessary to concurrently maintain an upright stance. There are two main aspects to postural control, namely, compensatory postural reaction by means of sensory feedback mechanisms, and anticipatory postural adjustments by means of feedforward mechanisms. The cerebellum has been suggested to be the brain region principally responsible for these postural control mechanisms. In this report, we review the effects of lesions of the cerebellum on postural control in human patients and in a mouse model of a human inherited disease.

【 授权许可】

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