“Cerebellar cognitive reserve”: a possible further area of investigation
Alessandra Bordignon, Maria Devita, Giuseppe Sergi, Alessandra Coin
Abstract
The goal of this point of view is to draw attention to the possible existence of a cerebellar cognitive reserve, which could then be investigated and be the object of intervention. The capacity for cognitive adaptation is highly dependent on cerebellar circuits and seems to exploit two cerebellar neuronal properties: multi-form synaptic plasticity and redundant information processing. Motor and cognitive rehabilitation and non-invasive cerebellar stimulation with the aim of modulating these properties could represent effective therapeutic treatments in cases of cerebellar lesion and also cerebral pathologies.
Topics & Concepts
Cognitive reserveCognitionMedicineNeurosciencePsychologyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationCognitive impairmentVestibular and auditory disordersTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesCerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis