Toward the bottom of the brain are more primitive structures, including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs ...

The surface area of the human cerebellum, with its tightly wound folds, is a whopping 80 percent of that of the cerebral cortex. In 1986, before this fact was established, Leiner and her colleagues ...

Researchers have discovered that the small structure is involved in language, emotion, and many other high-order brain processes. The cerebellum is a fist-size structure tucked below the cerebral ...

Dystonia typically presents in cases of cerebellar degeneration where other parts of the brain are also affected. In addition ...

The Cerebellum Until recently the function of this part of the brain was unknown. Mapping of its electrical circuits now indicates it may be a monitor of communication between brain and body ...