Dr. Jessica Bernard at Texas A&M University researches how brains change as they age, focusing on the cerebellum.

The authors sum up the importance of these brain maps in the study abstract, “Accumulating evidence points to a critical role for the human cerebellum in both motor and nonmotor behaviors.

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain ...

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Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of ...

The brain’s cerebellum plays a key role in coordinating movement, balance, and cognition. Injury to the cerebellum can have a profound impact on basic motor skills, such as sitting, standing ...

Researchers at the University of Southern California have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the human brain forms, stores and recalls visual memories. A new study, published in ...

Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular “traffic cops” known ...