Table 1 Scientists who made a major contribution to cerebellar researcha
From: The mystery of the cerebellum: clues from experimental and clinical observations
Family Name | Year | Discovery |
|---|---|---|
Malacarne | 1776 | Cerebellar foliation |
Rolando | 1809 | Cerebellar lesions impair posture and voluntary movement |
Flourens | 1824 | Cerebellar lesions are linked to muscle incoordination |
Magendie | 1824 | Cerebellar peduncles contribute to coordination |
Luciani | 1891 | triad of atonia/asthenia/astasia |
Lugaro | 1894 | Description of the elements of the cerebellar cortex |
Babinski | 1899-1906 | Description of asynergia and adiadochokinesia |
Sherrington | 1900 | Cerebellum regulates a complex proprioceptive system |
Holmes | 1904-1939 | Detailed reports on cerebellar dysmetriadow and kinetic tremor |
Cajal | 1911 | Description of the fine network structure of the cerebellar cortex |
Larsell | 1937-1972 | Identification of the 10 cerebellar lobules (I-X) |
Eccles | 1963-1967 | Studies on neuronal connectivity in the cerebellar cortex |
Voogd | 1964-1969 | Longitudinal organization of the cerebellum |
Ito | 1964 | Purkinje neurons inhibit cerebellar nuclei neurons |
Gilman | 1969 | Cerebellum tunes the activity of muscle spindles |
Marr and Albus | 1969-1971 | Computational theory of learning |
Llinas | 1974 | Strong electrotonic coupling between inferior olivary cells |
Hallett | 1975 | Cerebellum controls the timing of muscles discharges |
Oscarsson | 1976 | Microzone as the functional unit of the cerebellar cortex |
Gilbert and Thach | 1977 | Motor adaptation is associated with an increase in the firing of complex spikes |
Ito and Kano | 1982-1984 | Long-term depression (LTD) Cerebellar microcomplexes |
Haines and Dietrichs | 1984 | Reciprocal anatomical connections between the hypothalamus and the cerebellum |
Mugnaini | 1994 | Discovery of unipolar brush cells |
Schmahmann | 1998 | Description of Schmahmann’s syndrome |
Strick | 2005 | Reciprocal anatomical connections between cerebellum and basal ganglia |