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cerebellum

[ser-uh-bel-uhm] / ˌsɛr əˈbɛl əm /


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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

The symptoms result from damage affecting the cerebellum and motor pathways within the central nervous system.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

In roughly 80% of cases, the disease involves inflammation in the cerebellum, a region of the brain essential for balance and coordinated movement.

From Science Daily Jan. 6, 2026

"To answer this, one of our ongoing research projects is focused on studying mitochondria in specific types of brain cells in the cerebellum," Tiwari-Woodruff said.

From Science Daily Jan. 6, 2026

The neck flap covers your cerebellum, which coordinates movement.

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

The researchers also found greater activity across broader areas of both cerebellums in the participants who continued practicing compared with those who stopped.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

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

With luck the new movie, out in August, might act as something of a hangover cure for those still suffering from battered cerebellums after sitting through two and a half hours of Batman v Superman.

From The Guardian Apr. 11, 2016

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 Brehm, George




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