THIS important monograph is a very valuable contribution to neurological science, for the following reasons:—(1) It further establishes a correlation between histological structure and physiological ...

Background/Aim: High prevalence of abnormal cerebral MRI findings caused by perinatal periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) as well as disadvantages in executive functions has been reported in ...

Illustration of the cerebrum (Latin: "brain") and cerebellum (Latin: "little brain"). Cerebral means "relating to the cerebrum." Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." The cerebral cortex is ...

Last spring, I also learned about Schmahmann's fascinating theory called “Dysmetria of Thought,” which is basically a hypothesis that the cerebellum helps to coordinate and fine-tune cognitive ...

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