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The cerebellum and language: historical perspective and review

Murdoch, Bruce E.·2010·Cortex

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Investigation of a possible role for the cerebellum in the mediation of cognitive processes, including language, has historically been overshadowed by research interest in cerebellar coordination of motor control. Over the past two decades, however, the question of a possible participation of the cerebellum in language processing itself has come to the forefront. In particular recent advances in our understanding of the neuroanatomy of the cerebellum combined with evidence from functional neuroimaging, neurophysiological and neuropsychological research, have extended our view of the cerebellum from that of a simple coordinator of autonomic and somatic motor function. Rather it is now more widely accepted that the cerebellum, and in particular the right cerebellar hemisphere, participates in modulation of cognitive functioning, especially to those parts of the brain to which it is reciprocally connected. The present paper reviews the neuroanatomical, clinical and functional neuroimaging evidence suggestive of a role for the cerebellum in language processing. The possible neuropathophysiological substrates of language impairment associated with cerebellar pathology are discussed and the nature of the linguistic deficits associated with disease or damage to the cerebellum described.

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  • Word retrieval is accompanied by activation in the right vermal and hemispheric components of lobule VI and Crus I and II of lobule VII in the posterior lateral cerebellum.

    “and this was accompanied by activation in the right vermal and hemispheric components of lobule VI and Crus I and II of lobule VII in the posterior lateral cerebellum (Krienen and Buckner, 2009; Murdoch, 2010; Stoodley and Shamahmann, 2009, 2010).”
  • The cerebellum has a modulatory role in motor functions; during articulation, activity in bilateral superior cerebellar regions may contribute to timing of consonant-vowel syllable production and online sequencing of syllables into larger utterances.

    “The cerebellum is thought to have a modulatory role in motor functions (Murdoch et al., 2010) and, during articulation, activity in bilateral superior cerebellar regions may contribute to the timing of consonant–vowel syllable production (Ghosh et al., 2008) and the online sequencing of syllables into fast, smooth and rhythmically organized larger utterances (Ackermann, 2008).”

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Authors
Murdoch, B. E.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Murdoch, Bruce E.
Venue
Cortex
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-07
Volume
46
Issue
7
Pages
858-868
ISSN
0010-9452 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2072322461
Cited by
259
References
66
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FWCI
5.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cortex (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
Keywords
cerebellum, language processing, cerebellar cognitive function, cerebellar connectivity, cerebellar pathology, language impairment, cerebellar lesions, functional neuroimaging, neuropsychology
MeSH terms
Cerebellar Diseases, Cerebellum, Humans, Language, Language Development, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Positron-Emission Tomography

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