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Interactive roles of the cerebellum and striatum in sub-second and supra-second timing : Support for an initiation, continuation, adjustment, and termination (ICAT) model of temporal processing

Petter, Elijah A. ; Lusk, Nicholas A. ; Hesslow, Germund LU and Meck, Warren H. (2016) In Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 71. p.739-755
Abstract

The contributions of cortico-cerebellar and cortico-striatal circuits to timing and time perception have often been a point of contention. In this review we propose that the cerebellum principally functions to reduce variability, through the detection of stimulus onsets and the sub-division of longer durations, thus contributing to both sub-second and supra-second timing. This sensitivity of the cerebellum to stimulus dynamics and subsequent integration with motor control allows it to accurately measure intervals within a range of 100–2000 ms. For intervals in the supra-second range (e.g., >2000 ms), we propose that cerebellar output signals from the dentate nucleus pass through thalamic connections to the striatum, where... (More)

The contributions of cortico-cerebellar and cortico-striatal circuits to timing and time perception have often been a point of contention. In this review we propose that the cerebellum principally functions to reduce variability, through the detection of stimulus onsets and the sub-division of longer durations, thus contributing to both sub-second and supra-second timing. This sensitivity of the cerebellum to stimulus dynamics and subsequent integration with motor control allows it to accurately measure intervals within a range of 100–2000 ms. For intervals in the supra-second range (e.g., >2000 ms), we propose that cerebellar output signals from the dentate nucleus pass through thalamic connections to the striatum, where cortico-thalamic-striatal circuits supporting higher-level cognitive functions take over. Moreover, the importance of intrinsic circuit dynamics as well as behavioral, neuroimaging, and lesion studies of the cerebellum and striatum are discussed in terms of a framework positing initiation, continuation, adjustment, and termination phases of temporal processing.

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Degeneracy, Interval timing, Medium spiny neurons, Neural oscillations, Purkinje cells, Striatal beat-frequency model, Time perception
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Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
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71
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17 pages
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:27773690
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0149-7634
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10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.10.015
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  author       = {{Petter, Elijah A. and Lusk, Nicholas A. and Hesslow, Germund and Meck, Warren H.}},
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  series       = {{Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews}},
  title        = {{Interactive roles of the cerebellum and striatum in sub-second and supra-second timing : Support for an initiation, continuation, adjustment, and termination (ICAT) model of temporal processing}},
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