A common circuitry has been proposed to regulate drug-seeking behaviors evoked by stimulant drugs, their cues, and stress (Kalivas and McFarland, 2003). The circuitry includes a ‘limbic subcircuit’ ...

While anger and aggression are instinctive behaviors found across many species, leaving these emotions unchecked can lead to conflict and violence. In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that ...

Reduced supratentorial brain growth has been shown in preterm-born infants at term-equivalent age (TEA), but cerebellar growth may be preserved in the absence of supratentorial injury. Our study aims ...

A mouse Purkinje cell injected with fluorescent dye. Source: Cell Centered Database/Wikimedia Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently used state-of-the-art optogenetic methods to investigate ...

The cerebellum is incorporated into the distributed neural circuits subserving motor control, cognitive processing and the modulation of emotion. This lecture provides an overview of anatomical ...

Joubert syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes underdevelopment in a part of the brain called the cerebellar vermis and malformation of the brainstem. The cerebellar vermis coordinates ...

The cerebellum — or”little brain” — helps with movement and balance. It can also play a role in cognitive functions like speaking, thinking, remembering, and communicating. The cerebellum can be found ...

A brain imaging study led by a team at Duke University has shown that adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have smaller cerebellums, suggesting that this part of the brain may represent a ...

Aggression is often associated as a negative emotion. Uncontrolled aggression can lead to conflict, violence and negative consequences for individuals and society. Yet that does not that mean that ...