A recent study found that the way cerebellar neurons communicate with other brain regions is different in various movement disorders. The cerebellum is a region of the brain that helps us refine our ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide. Approximately 80% of people with MS have inflammation in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that helps control movement ...

The cerebellum is a region of the brain that helps us refine our movements and learn new motor skills. Patients and mouse models experience many kinds of abnormal movements when their cerebellum is ...

A section of a preserved human brain is displayed at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003. David Duprey / AP A team of researchers at UT ...

Many people with multiple sclerosis struggle with balance and coordination, and this study uncovers a hidden reason why.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is thought to impact about 2.3 million people around the world. This disorder is characterized by the loss of a protective neuronal ...

Cerebral white matter (green) and the cerebellum (red). A study released on Jan. 6, 2015, from the University of Iowa (UI) has linked abnormalities of the cerebellum, differences in cerebral white ...

A previously healthy 58-year-old white man experienced flu-like symptoms 6 weeks prior to his presentation to clinic. He subsequently developed severe dizziness related to head movement and unsteady ...

Purkinje cell drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal circa 1899. Scientists at the annual 2014 Society for Neuroscience meeting (November 14-19) in Washington D.C. presented unpublished research that links ...

Dysdiadochokinesia is the inability to perform quick, alternating movements, such as opening and closing a fist or tapping a foot. It is usually a symptom of an underlying health condition that ...