Neuroscientists have demonstrated cerebellar involvement in the processing, monitoring and production of all types of sequences, including motor, cognitive, and social ones. However, most research to date on the sequencing function of the cerebellum involves motor and cognitive processes, and less so the understanding of social information, emotions or language. Further investigation of this topic in neurotypical and clinical populations will lead to valuable theoretical insights and new explanations for problems related to cerebellar disfunction and potential diagnostic tools. Although studies on social processing, emotions, and language are often considered to
be part of separate research fields, we should keep in mind that it’s often impossible to investigate these topics independently. For example, inferring others’ mental states during tasks may require language understanding, and semantics studies may also use social and non-social materials.
The aim of the topic is to bring together findings on the cerebellum to the related topics of social processing, emotions, and language. Additionally, we aim to collect entries from healthy and clinical populations. The goal is for readers to have a broader understanding of cerebellar function beyond their own areas of expertise. By including all types of methods, we aim to get multiple perspectives on the topics being studied.
We expect to attract all types of contributions on cerebellar function and dysfunction in nonclinical and clinical populations from the related fields of social cognition, emotion, and language:
• Cerebellar structural, activation and connectivity studies e.g. using (f)MRI, ERP or other methods.
• Behavioral studies e.g. using tasks that are known to recruit the cerebellum.
• Brain stimulation studies e.g. using non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as tDCS.
• Methodological studies e.g. on the development of new paradigms or protocols.
• Theoretical opinions and Reviews: the current state of the field and challenges for cerebellar research.
• Participatory research, e.g. How do participants experience or evaluate the study? What research questions do we need to address according to them?
Neuroscientists have demonstrated cerebellar involvement in the processing, monitoring and production of all types of sequences, including motor, cognitive, and social ones. However, most research to date on the sequencing function of the cerebellum involves motor and cognitive processes, and less so the understanding of social information, emotions or language. Further investigation of this topic in neurotypical and clinical populations will lead to valuable theoretical insights and new explanations for problems related to cerebellar disfunction and potential diagnostic tools. Although studies on social processing, emotions, and language are often considered to
be part of separate research fields, we should keep in mind that it’s often impossible to investigate these topics independently. For example, inferring others’ mental states during tasks may require language understanding, and semantics studies may also use social and non-social materials.
The aim of the topic is to bring together findings on the cerebellum to the related topics of social processing, emotions, and language. Additionally, we aim to collect entries from healthy and clinical populations. The goal is for readers to have a broader understanding of cerebellar function beyond their own areas of expertise. By including all types of methods, we aim to get multiple perspectives on the topics being studied.
We expect to attract all types of contributions on cerebellar function and dysfunction in nonclinical and clinical populations from the related fields of social cognition, emotion, and language:
• Cerebellar structural, activation and connectivity studies e.g. using (f)MRI, ERP or other methods.
• Behavioral studies e.g. using tasks that are known to recruit the cerebellum.
• Brain stimulation studies e.g. using non-invasive brain stimulation techniques such as tDCS.
• Methodological studies e.g. on the development of new paradigms or protocols.
• Theoretical opinions and Reviews: the current state of the field and challenges for cerebellar research.
• Participatory research, e.g. How do participants experience or evaluate the study? What research questions do we need to address according to them?
