cerebellum

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In MS and related neurological diseases, damage to the cerebellum often leads to the gradual death of Purkinje cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

The mice gradually developed marked motor problems, experienced significant neuron loss in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum, and showed strong neuroinflammatory responses.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

In many of the brain regions they examined, such as the cerebellum, they were able to collect tens of thousands of cells that previous labeling methods could not reach.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

Studies have found that parts of the cerebellum are larger in short-track speed skaters than in non-skaters, especially the right side.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

A constriction also occurs in the hind vesicle or rhombencephalon, dividing it into an anterior part, the metencephalon, from which the cerebellum is developed, and a posterior or myelencephalon, the primitive medulla oblongata.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various