Abstract
Adrian (1935) first described the existence of high frequency (about 200/sec) potential waves on the surface of the cerebellum. There has been much investigation of these waves and there is general agreement that they are generated by the physiological events in the cerebellar cortex (Brookhart, Moruzzi and Snider, 1951), and rapidly disappear on deterioration of the cortex (Dow, 1938; Moruzzi, 1957). However, they persist after section of all the cerebellar peduncles (Crepax and Infantellina, 1955). Microelectrode investigation of the cerebellar cortex has as yet not disclosed the manner of production of the cerebellar waves, though it has shown that in the lightly anaesthetized cortex there is a background activity of most cellular components (Figs. 106, 107; Brookhart et al., 1950, 1951; Dow and Moruzzi, 1958; Granit and Phillips, 1956, 1957; Eccles, Llinás and Sasaki, 1966 a, 1966 c, 1966 e, 1966 f). In this chapter an account will be given of investigations on the spontaneous background discharges of the various types of cells.
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Eccles, J.C., Ito, M., Szentágothai, J. (1967). Spontaneous Activity in the Cerebellar Cortex. In: The Cerebellum as a Neuronal Machine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13147-3_11
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