Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 116, No. 10 (March 5, 2019), pp. 4661-4670 (10 pages) The development of the cerebellum depends on intricate ...

In a recent study published in Nature Neuroscience, a group of researchers explored how the cerebellum directly affects dopamine release in the substantia nigra compacta (SNc). While the cerebellum's ...

As we go about our daily lives, we are constantly bombarded by a steady stream of sensory information. Take a typical morning routine for example- roused from sleep by a shrill alarm, the strong aroma ...

Cerebellum in orange. Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." It's the sister word to cerebral, which means "relating to the cerebrum." Source: Sebastian Kaulitzki / Shutterstock ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a critical part of the brain remains a mystery. I am referring ...

BRONX, NY--(January 17, 2019)--In a study published online today in the journal Science, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, prove for the first time that the brain ...

Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body's muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the ...

The medical community has believed the job of the cerebellum, located in the base of the skull, was mostly for motor function. University of Iowa Assistant Professor of psychiatry Krystal Parker has ...