In neuropsychology, dysmetria (literally meaning wrong length) is a specific kind of ataxia (loss of control of motor movements) where a patient cannot properly carry out an intended motor movement, ...

Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome (CMS) is a complex neurobehavioural disorder primarily affecting children following surgical resection of posterior fossa tumours. Characterised by transient loss or severe ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a critical part of the brain remains a mystery. I am referring to the cerebellum, so named for the Latin for “little brain,” ...