Adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have smaller cerebellums than unaffected adults, suggesting that this part of the brain may be a potential therapeutic target. According to recent ...

—The cerebellum apparently plays an important role in ADHD, and a new study may be the first to use multicohort longitudinal data to evaluate cerebellar growth in children with the disorder. Reviewed ...

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 ...

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 ...

People with PTSD have a cerebellum about 2% smaller than unaffected adults, especially in areas that influence emotion and memory DURHAM, N.C. – Adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have ...

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 ...

Research reveals that adults with PTSD have a 2% smaller cerebellum than people without the disorder. The finding expands understanding of the cerebellum's role in the brain beyond balance and ...