Large Evoked Responses and Synchronisation Recorded over the Cerebellum in Human Subjects in Response to Postural Perturbations
James G. Colebatch, Neil P. M. Todd, Daniel Hochstrasser, Peter E. Keller, Sendhil Govender · 2026
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Description
Balance relies on the cerebellum at the back of the brain, but its quick responses to a shove are hard to record. James Colebatch and co-authors record those responses in standing volunteers in a 2026 study.
Ten healthy adults stood while a motor pulled at their shoulders in short, varied tugs. Sensors read brain waves over the cerebellum, leg muscle activity, and body sway at once. Each backward pull triggered a leg response within about ninety milliseconds. A strong two-wave brain signal rose over the cerebellum at the same time, with a size and timing that match discharge from a key cerebellar cell type. Bursts of fast brain activity lined up with the muscle bursts, tying the signal to the balance act.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James G. Colebatch, Neil P. M. Todd, Daniel Hochstrasser, Peter E. Keller, Sendhil Govender |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |