cerebellum
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When the cerebellum is disrupted, people can experience symptoms including painful muscle contractions, abnormal postures, and uncontrollable shaking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
They sit in the outer layer of the cerebellum, making them more accessible to researchers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Two brain regions that commonly shrink and become less active with age are the putamen and the cerebellum.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The cerebellum plays a central role in this process.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
Without your cerebellum, you couldn't walk upright, touch your finger to your nose, or turn this page.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
A Heidelberg research team has now generated comprehensive genetic maps of the development of cells in the cerebella of human, mouse and opossum.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023
Erasistratus and Herophilus explored the cerebella of fast-moving animals like deer and rabbits.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
"I spent a lot of time looking at cerebellums," Huggins said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
They discovered that these patients suffered immediate changes to the white matter in two areas of their brains: Their frontal lobes, which help manage thoughts, and in their cerebellums, which take charge of motor control.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2023
For those who grew up with the fiery bun-headed teenager in 1977’s Star Wars, her youthful image is burned so deeply into our cerebellums that we can recall her countenance in an instant.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2017
Given the terrifyingly coordinated movements that “fast zombies” exhibit, it is our belief that their cerebellums are likely intact.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2014
No one around this precious asylum for undeveloped cerebellums seems to know anything they ought to.
From Torchy by George Brehm
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