Program

The satellite symposium Cerebellar Nuclei – Ins and Outs will focus on inputs to, processing in, and output from the cerebellar nuclei. The cerebellar nuclei receive inhibitory input from the Purkinje cell axons as well as excitatory inputs from climbing and mossy fiber collaterals. These synaptic inputs are found to converge on all types of neurons in the cerebellar nuclei and thereby integrate with the intrinsic pacemaking activity of these neurons. This output is projected to various downstream targets, which include the inferior olivary nucleus, red nucleus and thalamus.
Currently, most cerebellar research focuses on input and output relations of the cerebellar cortex.  The true output of the cerebellum however is found in its nuclei. The mechanisms applied by the cerebellar nuclei to process the output of the cerebellum remains largely unknown. Hence, to gain more insight into how the cerebellar nuclei process the information relayed from neuronal activity upstream, we are organizing a satellite symposium on the cerebellar nuclei in an effort to highlight the current state of research and to provide a framework and direction for future studies.

We hope you will join us in Amsterdam, July 2nd 2010!

With kind regards,
Freek Hoebeek and Laurens Witter

Preliminary program
We have a very full -but above all- a very interesting program planned for you!