The Human Cerebellum as a Hub of the Predictive Brain
2021; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 11; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3390/brainsci11111492
ISSN2076-3425
AutoresDaniele Gatti, Luca Rinaldi, Laura Ferreri, Tomaso Vecchi,
Tópico(s)Visual perception and processing mechanisms
ResumoAlthough the cerebellum has long been believed to be involved uniquely in sensorimotor processes, recent research works pointed to its participation in a wide range of cognitive predictive functions. Here, we review the available evidence supporting a generalized role of the cerebellum in predictive computation. We then discuss the anatomo-physiological properties that make the cerebellum the ideal hub of the predictive brain. We further argue that cerebellar involvement in cognition may follow a continuous gradient, with higher cerebellar activity occurring for tasks relying more on predictive processes, and outline the empirical scenarios to probe this hypothesis.
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