| Vestibulocerebellar tract | |
| Latin: | fibrae vestibulocerebellares, tractus vestibulocerebellaris |
The vestibulocerebellar fibres or vestibulocerebellar tract are second-order axons from the vestibular nuclei as well as first-order axons from the vestibular ganglion/nerve.[1] They pass through the juxtarestiform body of the inferior cerebellar peduncle to reach the cerebellum, terminating in the vestibulocerebellum and part of the vermis as well as the (ipsilateral and contralateral) fastigial and dentate nuclei. They are involved in maintaining balance.
The first-order axons in the VCFs terminate in the ipsilateral flocculonodular lobe; this direct projection to the cerebellum is an unique feature of the vestibular system.