The part of the cerebellar cortex that receives input from the cerebral cortex via axons from the pontine relay nuclei. [ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11100/ ]
Synonyms: cerebellum lateral zone neocerebellum pontocerebellum cerebellum lateral hemisphere
Term information
- neuronames:2128
- DHBA:12390
- Wikipedia:Cerebellum
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the most lateral paired regions of the cerebellum; the lateral zone receives input from the parietal cortex via pontocerebellar mossy fibers regarding the location and position of the body and integrates input signals with indications of muscle activit[MP:0009965]y