Thomas Ernst

Human cerebellum and ventral tegmental area interact during extinction of learned fear

This study shows that the cerebellum and ventral tegmental area interact during fear extinction learning, supporting a role for prediction-error processing in this process.

Predicting individual differences of fear and cognitive learning and extinction

The paper predicts individual differences in fear and cognitive learning and extinction using multimodal neural connectivity patterns from a large dataset.

Cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation in the theta band facilitates extinction of learned fear responses

This study uses 6 Hz cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation to enhance fear extinction learning by modulating cerebellar-cortical interactions in healthy participants.

Dopaminergic drugs modulate fear extinction related processes in humans, but effects are mild

This study examines the effects of dopaminergic drugs on fear extinction learning in humans, finding small effects primarily in the bromocriptine group.

The cerebellum is involved in processing of predictions and prediction errors in a fear conditioning paradigm

The paper shows cerebellar lobules Crus I and VI are activated during fear conditioning predictions and prediction errors, and this activation diminishes during extinction.

Cerebellar involvement in learning to balance a cart-pole system

This study examines cerebellar involvement in reward-based motor learning by comparing patients with focal lesions to controls in a cart-pole balancing task.