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

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

On the one hand, it suggested that researchers could stick two different kinds of organoids together -- say, a tiny cerebellum and spinal cord -- to study the development of more complex brain structures.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2025

Brain scans of speed skaters have provided more hints about the cerebellum.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Floc′cūlus, a small flock or tuft: a small lobe of the inferior surface of the cerebellum; Floc′cus, a flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs: the downy plumage of unfledged birds:—pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various