Current and Future Perspectives of the Cerebellum in Affective Neuroscience

Michael Adamaszek, Mario Manto, Dennis J L G Schutter

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Abstract

The importance of the cerebellum in basic as well as higher order domains of affect processing in the brain has been vividly elaborated and specified by the contributions collected in this book. Indeed, according to increasingly precise research findings in functional neuroimaging and functional neurophysiology, individually delineable areas of the cerebellum play a role in virtually all process levels of the responsible networks of emotion perception, attribution, and experience via a variety of reciprocal connections to the limbic system and distinct areas of the parietal, temporal, and prefrontal cortex. The works in this book identify alternative perspectives in neuroscience research that offer new directions in future investigations. Important aspects will be to pin down the precise cerebellar processes in multiple sensory integration and allocation in cognitive and affective evaluation, and also cognitive-affective as well as motor behavioral responses. In this context, imaging and electrophysiological techniques will highlight the spatial and temporal, and thus the topographic and topological, specificities of the cerebellar areas to the respective networks. In the final chapter, questions and suggestions for future neuroscientific investigations are identified, from whose developments several fields of neurological and psychological disciplines could benefit in order to open up therapeutic avenues for people with cerebellar disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Emotional Cerebellum
EditorsMichael Adamaszek, Mario Manto, Dennis J. L. G Schutter
PublisherSpringer
Pages303-313
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-99550-8
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-99549-2, 978-3-030-99552-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
PublisherSpringer New York
Volume1378
ISSN (Print)0065-2598

Keywords

  • Cerebellar Diseases/psychology
  • Cerebellum/physiology
  • Emotions
  • Humans
  • Neurosciences
  • Prefrontal Cortex

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