Cerebellar Dynamics: The Mossy Fiber Input

A model for the cerebellar cortex is developed which qualitatively describes its temporal behavior. This neural network is treated as a lumped linear system with pure time delays between elements. The model predicts that the cerebellar cortex may act in part as a higher order lead-lag compensator. Physiological experiments performed in the vestibulo-cerebellum of the turtle appear to validate some of the conclusions of the model.