Leiner and her colleagues published a paper proposing that the most recently evolved parts of the cerebellum contributed to higher-level mental functions, thus enabling “mental dexterity” in addition ...

With a name that means 'little brain' in Latin ... "A long-standing assumption about cerebellar function has been that it ...

including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial nerves, which link the brain directly to muscles and ...

The Victorian palaeontologist Richard Owen incorrectly argued that the human brain was the only brain to contain a small area ...

Understand the key differences between the brain and mind, their functions, relationship, and how they influence thoughts, ...

the cerebellum contains approximately 50% of all brain neurons and plays a fundamental role in cognitive, emotional and motor functions. As Sergio Morell-Ortega, a project researcher at the ITACA ...

A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and ...

A better midlife diet was associated with higher functional connectivity between the left hippocampus and occipital lobe and cerebellum ... can directly alter brain function in healthy ...

New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), best known for causing ...

A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact ...