The cerebellum, one of three main parts that make up your brain, is responsible for coordinating movement and balance. Also known as the “little brain,” it plays a vital role in language and attention ...

Last spring, I also learned about Schmahmann's fascinating theory called “Dysmetria of Thought,” which is basically a hypothesis that the cerebellum helps to coordinate and fine-tune cognitive ...

THE first of these papers is a study of thirty-eight cases of insanity (dementia praecox, general paralysis, arteriosclerotic dementia, and senile dementia) and their autopsies. It is pointed out that ...

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

Illustration of the cerebrum (Latin: "brain") and cerebellum (Latin: "little brain"). Cerebral means "relating to the cerebrum." Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." The cerebral cortex is ...

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