Neurons of the Cerebellum

Neurons of the cerebellar cortex by layers

1. Molecular layer -- Contains Stellate, Basket, Purkinje*, and Lugaro cells
2. Granular layer - Contains Golgi and Granular cells

All of these cells are neurons, and they are surrounded by neuroglial cells. Apart from the neuroglial cells we've covered at the beginning, there's another type of glial cells that is specific to the cerebellum, the Bergmann glial cell, discussed in the previous article.

All of the neurons apart from Granule cells (thus -- stellate, basket, Golgi, Purkinje, and Lugaro cells) are considered inhibitory -- meaning, they contain inhibitory synapses at the end of their axons, and they

Neurons of the cerebellar cortex by layers

Molecular layer

Granular layer

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