New research suggests that physical activity may modify depressive symptom severity in people with a higher genetic risk for ...

Stimulation of the vagus nerve after exercise helped the mice to better consolidate motor skills: the effect appeared in the ...

For millions of children living with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD, autism, and intellectual disability, the hardest battles are often fought not over medication schedules but over ...

Learning to grasp a tennis ball versus a strawberry involves similar movements, just with different hand shapes and grip strengths. But rather than creating a completely different pattern of neuronal ...

For decades, the cerebellum, a major structure of the hindbrain located at the back of the skull beneath the cerebrum and behind the brainstem, has been associated with balance, coordination, and ...

Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals can learn to connect specific actions or cues to a desirable outcome. This process, called reward learning, is known to play a role in some ...

"What does the cerebellum do?" If you were asked that, "It's where you maintain balance" many people would probably answer. Of course, that is not wrong. The cerebellum is at the back of the brain. It ...

Cerebellum anatomy - cross section. Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media For decades, traditional neuroscience cast the cerebellum strictly as a mechanical ...