Patterns of organisation in the cerebellum and the control of timing

Abstract

Precise timing of muscle contractions is an important prerequisite for motor control and one to which the cerebellum contributes. Braitenberg et al.'s detailed timing hypotheses relate only to a subset of the known features of the organisation of the cerebellum. However, the cerebellar architecture clearly supports the “tidal waves” that are central to the authors' proposal and such tidal waves are very likely to contribute to its functions.