The contribution of the cerebellum to extinction: intrinsic mechanisms and cerebello-cerebral interactions (A05)

• Subject Area: Human Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience
• Term: since 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 316803389

In the project four studies will be conducted to investigate how the cerebellum contributes to extinction learning. Two 7T fMRI studies in healthy participants and one behavioral study in patients with cerebellar degeneration will examine whether the cerebellum is responsible for timing aspects of prediction error signaling underlying extinction learning. In the fourth study, EEG and non-invasive cerebellar stimulation (tACS) will be used to demonstrate that the influence of the cerebellum on prediction error processing is at least partially mediated through the thalamocortical system.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1280: Extinction Learning
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Jutta Peterburs; Professor Dr. Harald Quick; Professorin Dr. Dagmar Timmann-Braun