There are four paired deep cerebellar nuclei embedded in the white matter centre of the cerebellum.

[2] From lateral to medial, the four deep cerebellar nuclei are the dentate, emboliform, globose, and fastigial.

Some animals, including humans, do not have distinct emboliform and globose nuclei, instead having a single, fused interposed nucleus.

In general, each pair of deep nuclei is associated with a corresponding region of cerebellar surface anatomy.

These structural relationships are generally maintained in the neuronal connections between the nuclei and associated cerebellar cortex,