Abstract
Transport of radioactive leucine was used to demonstrate cerebellar projections from the external cuneate nucleus (NCE) and from adjacent portions of the main cuneate nucleus (NC), of the spinal trigeminal nucleus (N.tr.sp.V) and of the vestibular nuclei. Projections from NCE and NC in part terminate over exclusive regions and in part overlap. After injections limited to NCE, labeling is found in all regions of the anterior lobe and lobule VI, in vermal lobules VII, VIII, and IX, and in medial regions of central folia of the paramedian lobule. Afferents from NC are observed in intermediate and lateral regions of lobules IV-VI, in lobules VIII and IX, in medial portions of crura I and II, and in lateral parts of central folia of the paramedian lobule as well as in its rostral folia. Afferents from N.tr.sp.V are distributed in lateral regions of lobules II-VI, in the rostral folium of lobule IX, in medial parts of crura I and II, and in rostral folia of the paramedian lobule. Afferents from the vestibular nuclei are present in vermal lobules VII, IX, and X and in the paramedian lobule. Projections from NCE are bilateral with ipsilateral predominance, whereas those from NC and N.tr.sp.V are ipsilateral. Projections from NCE are generally much denser than those from the other nuclei. Throughout the projection area, afferents from NCE are distributed in greater amounts in folia close to the medullary core and are much less dense near the surface. Afferents from the other nuclei do not show surface-to-depth density differences.
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