My late father, Richard Bergland, M.D. (1932-2007) published The Fabric of Mind in 1986. For the book cover, dad insisted on a sagittal plane view; he liked how this vantage point elucidates major ...

As one of the most complex structures in the known universe, there is still quite a lot we don’t know about our brains. But it now seems that even what we thought we knew can turn out to be wrong.

The cerebellum, one of three main parts that make up your brain, is responsible for coordinating movement and balance. Also known as the “little brain,” it plays a vital role in language and attention ...

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' ...

The cerebellum is essential for sensorimotor control but also contributes to higher cognitive functions including social behaviors. Researchers uncovered how dopamine in the cerebellum modulates ...

A new understanding of the brain's cerebellum could lead to new treatments for people with problems caused by some strokes, autism and even schizophrenia. That's because there's growing evidence that ...

New brain imaging research debunks a controversial theory about dyslexia that can impact how it is sometimes treated. The cerebellum, a brain structure traditionally considered to be involved in motor ...

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Roger Federer serving an ace at Wimbledon in 2009. Source: Wikimedia Commons A few days ago, I did a podcast interview with someone who asked me to give listeners a crash course on how the cerebellum ...

A widely held assumption is that the same neural computation is performed throughout a uniform circuitry in the adult mammalian cerebellar cortex, and differences in function can be explained ...