A cerebellar hypoplasia cat is also known as a wobbly cat. This condition is one of the most common nervous system disorders in cats. It's caused by the underdevelopment or destruction of the ...

Ataxia means the loss of coordination of body movements. Acute cerebellar ataxia is a disorder in children that causes a sudden loss of coordination. It is relatively prevalent in children, especially ...

Cerebellar hypoplasia can arise due to genetic factors or other conditions. The outlook for people with cerebellar hypoplasia varies according to the condition’s severity and the underlying cause.

The cerebellum facilitates associative learning—wherein visual information is linked to motor actions—by strengthening sustained visual responses. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have ...

Cerebellar agenesis is a condition in which the normal formation of the hindbrain is disrupted. Patients with this disorder have very few pieces of cerebellar tissue - frequently the remains of lower ...

The cerebellum is traditionally regarded as a structure involved in motor control, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it also has an important role in processing higher level 'cognitive' ...

There is currently no scientific evidence that low-lying cerebellar tonsils directly cause migraines, though headaches can be a symptom of the condition, typically presenting as occipital or ...

No cures are possible for most patients who suffer debilitating movement disorders called cerebellar ataxias. But in a few of these disorders, patients can be effectively treated with regimens such as ...

Early 20th-century anatomical illustration of the human brain (from below) showing the left and right hemispheres of both the cerebellum and cerebrum. "Cerebellar" is the sister word to "cerebral" and ...

Optogenetic climbing fiber activation regulates experience-dependent plasticity in the primary somatosensory cortex of mice, suggesting a role of the olivo-cerebellum in instructive signaling across ...