Extensive Direct Subcortical Cerebellum-Basal Ganglia Connections in Human Brain as Revealed by Constrained Spherical Deconvolution Tractography

• Main Authors: Demetrio eMilardi (Author), Alessandro eArrigo (Author), Giuseppe Pio Anastasi (Author), Alberto eCacciola (Author), Silvia eMarino (Author), Enricomaria eMormina (Author), Alessandro eCalamuneri (Author), Daniele eBruschetta (Author), Giuseppina eCutroneo (Author), Fabio eTrimarchi (Author), Angelo eQuartarone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The connections between the cerebellum and basal ganglia were assumed to occur at the level of neocortex. However evidences from animal data have challenged this old perspective showing extensive subcortical pathways linking the cerebellum with the basal ganglia. Here we tested the hypothesis if the...