Anna Maria Tedesco

TL;DR: Of the various cognitive domains, the ability to sequence was the most adversely affected in nearly all subjects, supporting the hypothesis that sequencing is a basic cerebellar operation.

TL;DR: The hypothesis that sequence detection might represent the main contribution of Cerebellar physiology to brain functioning is presented and the possible clinical significance in cerebellar-related diseases discussed.

TL;DR: The present data support the hypothesis that sequence processing is the cerebellar mode of operation also in the cognitive domain and indicate that patients with cerebro-cerebellar damage present a cognitive sequencing impairment independently of lesion type or localization.

TL;DR: In the last 10 years, data from disparate fields of neuroscience have highlighted the importance of corticocerebellar interactions in several nonmotor domains, such as cognition, emotion, and affective processing, requiring a complete reconsideration of the mechanisms through which the cerebellum exerts its influence on the cerebral cortex.

TL;DR: RS-fMRI data provide evidence that functional connectivity between the dentate nucleus and the cerebral cortex is altered in ASD patients, suggesting that the dysfunction reported within the cerebral cortical network, typically related to social features of ASDs, may be at least partially related to an impaired interaction between cerebellum and key cortical social brain regions.