The interposed nucleus is smaller than the dentate but larger than the fastigial nucleus.
Functionedit
Functionally, it modulates muscle stretch reflexes of proximal limb muscles. The cerebellar interpositus nucleus is also required in delayed Pavlovian conditioning.[1]
Referencesedit
^Clark, Robert E.; Zhang, Andrew A.; Lavond, David G. (1992). "Reversible lesions of the cerebellar interpositus nucleus during acquisition and retention of a classically conditioned behavior". Behavioral Neuroscience. 106 (6): 879–888. doi:10.1037/0735-7044.106.6.879. PMID 1335267.
interposed, nucleus, interposed, nucleus, part, deep, cerebellar, complex, composed, globose, nucleus, emboliform, nucleus, located, roof, dorsal, aspect, fourth, ventricle, lateral, fastigial, nucleus, receives, afferent, supply, from, anterior, lobe, cerebel. The interposed nucleus is part of the deep cerebellar complex and is composed of the globose nucleus and the emboliform nucleus It is located in the roof dorsal aspect of the fourth ventricle lateral to the fastigial nucleus It receives its afferent supply from the anterior lobe of the cerebellum and sends output via the superior cerebellar peduncle to the red nucleus Interposed nucleusDetailsIdentifiersLatinnucleus interpositus anterior nucleus interpositus posteriorNeuroLex IDnlx anat 20081242Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy edit on Wikidata The interposed nucleus is located in the paravermis of the cerebellum It receives input from the ipsilateral posterior external arcuate fibers cuneocerebellar tract and the dorsal spinocerebellar tract which originate in the accessory cuneate nucleus and the posterior thoracic nucleus respectively The interposed nucleus is responsible for coordinating agonist antagonist muscle pairs and therefore a lesion in this area causes tremor The interposed nucleus is smaller than the dentate but larger than the fastigial nucleus Function editFunctionally it modulates muscle stretch reflexes of proximal limb muscles The cerebellar interpositus nucleus is also required in delayed Pavlovian conditioning 1 References edit Clark Robert E Zhang Andrew A Lavond David G 1992 Reversible lesions of the cerebellar interpositus nucleus during acquisition and retention of a classically conditioned behavior Behavioral Neuroscience 106 6 879 888 doi 10 1037 0735 7044 106 6 879 PMID 1335267 External links edithttps web archive org web 20080405060224 http www lib mcg edu edu eshuphysio program section8 8ch6 s8ch6 30 htm http www neuroanatomy wisc edu cere text P5 interp htm nbsp This neuroanatomy article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Interposed nucleus amp oldid 1119586734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
