Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 23, 2026

Cerebellar Regional Dissection for Molecular Analysis
Published on: December 5, 2020
What part of the cerebellum contributes to a visuospatial working memory task?
Bernhard Baier1, Notger G Müller, Marianne Dieterich
1Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Mainz.
Abstract:
Although there is evidence that the cerebellum is involved in working memory (WM), it remains unclear which functions within WM the cerebellum supports and which structures are involved in WM. We tested whether the cerebellum is involved in the filtering of incoming information or in its storage. Using a statistical brain mapping approach in 29 patients with cerebellar ischemic stroke, we found that the cerebellum plays a gatekeeper role, as lesions of the tonsil, the lobus semilunaris inferior, and parts of the vermal pyramid rendered WM susceptible to irrelevant information. We conclude that the cerebellum controls incoming WM information.
More Related Videos
09:05Assessing Working Memory in Children: The Comprehensive Assessment Battery for Children – Working Memory (CABC-WM)
Published on: June 12, 2017
11:50A Standardized Pipeline for Examining Human Cerebellar Grey Matter Morphometry using Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published on: February 4, 2022
Related Concept Videos
Role of Cerebellum and Prefrontal Cortex in Memory
Working Memory
Cerebellum: Anatomical Regions
Cerebellar Structure
Externally, the cerebellum features a highly convoluted surface with numerous folia (narrow ridges) separated by shallow sulci (grooves). The cerebellum is divided into two hemispheres by a thin median structure known as the vermis. The...
Cerebrum: Anatomical Overview II
Cerebrum: Anatomical Overview I
Visual Agnosia