"The human cerebellum plays an important role in motor control."
Located at the back of the brain, this structure is responsible for coordinating movement, balance, and posture.
Anatomy of the Cerebellum: This topic covers the structure of the cerebellum in terms of its lobes, layers, and connections.
Functions of the Cerebellum: This includes the various roles that the cerebellum plays in movement, coordination, balance, posture, speech, and cognitive processing.
Cerebellar Disorders: This topic covers the different types of cerebellar disorders such as ataxia, dysmetria, dysarthria, tremors, and nystagmus as well as their causes, symptoms, and treatments.
Cerebellum and Motor Learning: This topic discusses the role of the cerebellum in motor learning, sensorimotor integration, and motor adaptation.
Cerebellum and Cognitive Function: This includes the role of the cerebellum in various cognitive processes such as attention, working memory, and executive function.
Cerebellum and Neuroplasticity: This topic explores the concept of cerebellar neuroplasticity and the potential for cerebellar rehabilitation.
Cerebellar Development: This covers the development of the cerebellum from embryonic stages to adulthood and the related developmental disorders.
Cerebellum and Movement Disorders: This discusses cerebellar involvement in movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and Tourette syndrome.
Cerebellum and Epilepsy: This covers the role of the cerebellum in epilepsy, its related symptoms, and treatments.
Cerebellum and Neural Networks: This topic explores the cerebellum's connections with other brain regions and the role it plays in neural networks involved in behavior and cognitive processes.
"It may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language."
"Cerebellar damage produces disorders in fine movement, equilibrium, posture, and motor learning in humans."
"The human cerebellum has the appearance of a separate structure attached to the bottom of the brain, tucked underneath the cerebral hemispheres."
"Its cortical surface is covered with finely spaced parallel grooves, in striking contrast to the broad irregular convolutions of the cerebral cortex."
"Within this thin layer are several types of neurons with a highly regular arrangement, the most important being Purkinje cells and granule cells."
"almost all of the output from the cerebellar cortex passes through a set of small deep nuclei lying in the white matter interior of the cerebellum."
"In addition to its direct role in motor control, the cerebellum is necessary for several types of motor learning."
"The basic concept of the Marr-Albus theory is that the climbing fiber serves as a 'teaching signal', which induces a long-lasting change in the strength of parallel fiber inputs."
"These models derive from those formulated by David Marr and James Albus, based on the observation that each cerebellar Purkinje cell receives two dramatically different types of input."
"One comprises thousands of weak inputs from the parallel fibers of the granule cells, the other is an extremely strong input from a single climbing fiber."
"The human cerebellum has the appearance of a separate structure attached to the bottom of the brain, tucked underneath the cerebral hemispheres."
"The human cerebellum does not initiate movement."
"It may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language as well as emotional control such as regulating fear and pleasure responses."
"It receives input from sensory systems of the spinal cord and from other parts of the brain."
"its cortical surface is covered with finely spaced parallel grooves, in striking contrast to the broad irregular convolutions of the cerebral cortex."
"It may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language."
"Cerebellar damage produces disorders in fine movement, equilibrium, posture, and motor learning in humans."
"...it receives input from sensory systems of the spinal cord and from other parts of the brain, and integrates these inputs to fine-tune motor activity."
"The validity of these theories remains controversial."