Early Trajectory Prediction in Elite Athletes

TY - JOUR

T1 - Early Trajectory Prediction in Elite Athletes

AU - Owens, Cullen B

AU - de Boer, Casper

AU - Gennari, Giulia

AU - Broersen, Robin

AU - Pel, Johan J

AU - Miller, Brian

AU - Clapp, Wesley

AU - van der Werf, Ysbrand D

AU - De Zeeuw, Chris I

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - Cerebellar plasticity is a critical mechanism for optimal feedback control. While Purkinje cell activity of the oculomotor vermis predicts eye movement speed and direction, more lateral areas of the cerebellum may play a role in more complex tasks, including decision-making. It is still under question how this motor-cognitive functional dichotomy between medial and lateral areas of the cerebellum plays a role in optimal feedback control. Here we show that elite athletes subjected to a trajectory prediction, go/no-go task manifest superior subsecond trajectory prediction accompanied by optimal eye movements and changes in cognitive load dynamics. Moreover, while interacting with the cerebral cortex, both the medial and lateral cerebellar networks are prominently activated during the fast feedback stage of the task, regardless of whether or not a motor response was required for the correct response. Our results show that cortico-cerebellar interactions are widespread during dynamic feedback and that experience can result in superior task-specific decision skills.

AB - Cerebellar plasticity is a critical mechanism for optimal feedback control. While Purkinje cell activity of the oculomotor vermis predicts eye movement speed and direction, more lateral areas of the cerebellum may play a role in more complex tasks, including decision-making. It is still under question how this motor-cognitive functional dichotomy between medial and lateral areas of the cerebellum plays a role in optimal feedback control. Here we show that elite athletes subjected to a trajectory prediction, go/no-go task manifest superior subsecond trajectory prediction accompanied by optimal eye movements and changes in cognitive load dynamics. Moreover, while interacting with the cerebral cortex, both the medial and lateral cerebellar networks are prominently activated during the fast feedback stage of the task, regardless of whether or not a motor response was required for the correct response. Our results show that cortico-cerebellar interactions are widespread during dynamic feedback and that experience can result in superior task-specific decision skills.

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.1007/s12311-018-0975-9

DO - 10.1007/s12311-018-0975-9

M3 - Article

C2 - 30218394

SN - 1473-4222

VL - 17

SP - 766

EP - 776

JO - Cerebellum

JF - Cerebellum

ER -