Posterior lobe of cerebellum

The posterior lobe of cerebellum or neocerebellum is one of the lobes of the cerebellum, below the primary fissure. The posterior lobe is much larger than anterior lobe. The anterior lobe is separated from the posterior lobe by the primary fissure, and the posterolateral fissure separates flocculonodular lobe from the posterior lobe.^[1]

Posterior lobe of cerebellum
Superior view of an cerebellum. Posterior lobe shown in red.
The posterior lobe    is demarcated by the primary fissure from the anterior lobe   .
Details
Identifiers
Latin	lobus posterior cerebelli
NeuroNames	660
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_911
TA98	A14.1.07.201
TA2	5795
FMA	72252
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

Sometimes, the posterior lobe of cerebellum is called the neocerebellum^[2] since phylogenetically it is the newest part of the cerebellum. It plays an important role in fine motor coordination, specifically in the inhibition of involuntary movement via inhibitory neurotransmitters, especially GABA.^[2]

The posterior lobe receives input mainly from the brainstem (i.e., reticular formation and inferior olivary nucleus) and cerebral cortex.^[3]

It also has activation linked to happiness.^[4]

Additional images

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  Animation. Posterior lobe shown in red.
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  Close up animation. Posterior lobe shown in red.
• Dissection video (1 min 20 s). Demonstrating the three cerebellar lobes.

Citations

1. (Patestas & Gartner 2016, p. 87)
2. "The Cerebellum".
3. Siegel, Allan Siegel, Hreday N. Sapru; case histories written by Heidi E. (2011). Essential neuroscience (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7817-8383-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Schienle A, Scharmüller W (August 2013). "Cerebellar activity and connectivity during the experience of disgust and happiness". Neuroscience. 246: 375–81. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.04.048. PMID 23639880. S2CID 12832980.

References

• Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118677469.

External links

• Atlas image: n2a7p4 at the University of Michigan Health System