The neurons in the pontine nuclei have the axons which project to the purkinje cells. But I don't know whether the pontine nuclei have the projections direct to CEREBRAL cortex or not. Does anyone have data or suggestion?
There is a projection from basilar pontine nucleus neurons projecting to the grnular cells via the mossy fibers and then unto the Purkinjie cells in the cerebral cortex. There is also a direction projection from the basilar pontine nucleus to the deep cerebellar nuclei base on anatomical studies in literature. I have incomplete and unpublished optogenetics data on basilar potine nucleus neurons and it projection to the granular cells in the cerebral cortex
If you would include the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT) in the Pons then there may be some direct projections to some of the sensory cortices and possibly the motor cortex based on rodent research.