Toward the bottom of the brain are more primitive structures, including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs ...

While caring for these unfortunate individuals, Holmes observed that damage to a small structure at the base of the brain called the cerebellum, which means “little brain” in Latin, primarily led to ...

Researchers have discovered that the small structure is involved in language, emotion, and many other high-order brain processes. The cerebellum is a fist-size structure tucked below the cerebral ...

The cerebellum: complex morphogenesis yet simple circuitry Figure 1: (A) Top view of MRI surface rendering of a mouse cerebellum with medial vermis (Ver) region and lateral hemispheres (Hem) ...

Damage to the cerebellum disrupts these movements, resulting in abnormal muscle activation patterns. Yet it has not been clear how the cerebellum controls tongue movements. To answer this question ...

Edited by Paul Hage, 2025 By studying the skilled movements of marmoset tongues, researchers have discovered that Purkinje cells (P-cells) in a brain region called the cerebellum signal to stop ...

Understanding and treating brain disorders such as tremor, imbalance, and speech impairments requires deep knowledge of the cerebellum, a part of the brain that’s crucial for making accurate movements ...

What is Dandy-Walker Syndrome? Dandy-Walker is a brain developmental condition in which the cerebellum, the part of the brain responsible for the coordination of movement, is malformed. Typically, the ...

Cerebellar ataxia is a neurological disorder of the cerebellum. This important area at the back of the brain acts as a conductor, so to speak, coordinating our movements and keeping us in balance.