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Functional Topography of the Cerebellum in Verbal Working Memory

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Marvel, Cherie L., Desmond, John E.·2010·Neuropsychology Review

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Speech-both overt and covert-facilitates working memory by creating and refreshing motor memory traces, allowing new information to be received and processed. Neuroimaging studies suggest a functional topography within the sub-regions of the cerebellum that subserve verbal working memory. Medial regions of the anterior cerebellum support overt speech, consistent with other forms of motor execution such as finger tapping, whereas lateral portions of the superior cerebellum support speech planning and preparation (e.g., covert speech). The inferior cerebellum is active when information is maintained across a delay, but activation appears to be independent of speech, lateralized by modality of stimulus presentation, and possibly related to phonological storage processes. Motor (dorsal) and cognitive (ventral) channels of cerebellar output nuclei can be distinguished in working memory. Clinical investigations suggest that hyper-activity of cerebellum and disrupted control of inner speech may contribute to certain psychiatric symptoms.

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  • The cerebellum contributes to cognitive sequencing and temporal organisation via cerebello-frontal circuits, which may support information integration and cross-task transfer.

    “The cerebellum, beyond motor coordination, contributes to cognitive sequencing and temporal organisation via cerebello–frontal circuits, which may support information integration and cross-task transfer78,83.”

    From Meta-analysis of computerised working memory training: behavioural gains, training parameters, transfer mechanisms, and neural correlates (2026) · cites this paper as [83]

    The Functional Dissociation Between the Dorsal and Ventral Dentate section (page unavailable) describes cerebellar connections with prefrontal regions involved in working memory and executive control. Cerebellar Support of Covert Speech and Working Memory (page unavailable) discusses timing of motor sequences and the organisation of task-relevant information through inner speech. The paper does not establish the broader claim about cognitive temporal organisation or cross-task transfer. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • The cerebellum supports maintenance of verbal working memory (i.e. articulatory rehearsal) via its connections with motor cortex.

    “The cerebellum, in contrast, has been proposed to support maintenance of verbal working memory (i.e. articulatory rehearsal) via its connections with motor cortex (Marvel and Desmond, 2010).”

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  • Neuroimaging studies of inner speech have been driven primarily by an interest in the possible role of inner speech in the experience of auditory verbal hallucinations.

    “Such studies have been conducted since the earliest days of neuroimaging (McGuire et al., 1995), and have been driven primarily by an interest in the possible role of inner speech in the experience of auditory verbal hallucinations (see Adult Psychopathology), although neuroimaging research on verbal working memory (e.g., Marvel & Desmond, 2010) and imagery for speech (Tian & Poeppel, 2010) has”

    From Inner Speech: Development, Cognitive Functions, Phenomenology, and Neurobiology (2015) · cites this paper as Marvel & Desmond, 2010

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Authors
Marvel, C. L., & Desmond, J. E.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Marvel, Cherie L.
Venue
Neuropsychology Review
Published
2010-06-22
Volume
20
Issue
3
Pages
271-279
ISSN
  • 1040-7308 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6660
OpenAlex
W2063867380
Cited by
219
References
85
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuropsychology Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH060234)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
cerebellum, verbal working memory, functional topography, covert speech, inner speech, speech preparation, motor memory, phonological storage
MeSH terms
Brain Mapping, Cerebellar Diseases, Cerebellum, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Memory, Short-Term, Neuropsychological Tests, Oxygen, Speech, Verbal Learning

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