Editorial: Unravelling the Complex and Multifaceted Role of the Cerebellum in Health and Disease

Paul Mathews; Anne-Lise Paradis; Marija Cvetanovic; Erik Carlson; Krystal Parker

doi:10.3389/fnsys.2023.1155939

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Editorial: Unravelling the Complex and Multifaceted Role of the Cerebellum in Health and Disease

Paul Mathews, Anne-Lise Paradis, Marija Cvetanovic, Erik Carlson and Krystal Parker

Frontiers in systems neuroscience, Vol.17, 1155939

Unravelling the Complex and Multifaceted Role of the Cerebellum in Health and Disease

2023

DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2023.1155939

PMCID: PMC10076819

PMID: 37034016

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Abstract

The cerebellum is a fascinating brain area to research. It contains most of the brain’s neurons, is composed of a highly structured and stereotypical arrangement of cells, has a similar cortical area as the cerebrum, is highly interconnected with the forebrain and brainstem, and has expanded in size over the course of evolution to sustain increased mental and physical capacity. For over 100 years, specific dysfunction in or damage to the cerebellum has been known to cause dramatic deficits in motor coordination. Now, with novel behavioral assessment and advanced technological tools, including computational modeling, functional neuroimaging, advanced tract tracing methods, neuromodulatory tools, and the ability to directly modify gene expression, mounting evidence has dramatically broadened the fields perspective of the cerebellum’s role in healthy behavior, implicating it in regulating cognition, mood, reward, decision making, pain, and addiction.

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Title: Subtitle: Editorial: Unravelling the Complex and Multifaceted Role of the Cerebellum in Health and Disease
Creators: Paul Mathews - University of California [Los Angeles]
Anne-Lise Paradis - CeZaMe - Cervelet, navigation et mémoire = Memory, Navigation and Aging
Marija Cvetanovic - University of Minnesota
Erik Carlson - University of Washington
Krystal Parker - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Editorial
Publication Details: Frontiers in systems neuroscience, Vol.17, 1155939
Series: Unravelling the Complex and Multifaceted Role of the Cerebellum in Health and Disease
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2023.1155939
PMID: 37034016
PMCID: PMC10076819
NLM abbreviation: Front Syst Neurosci
ISSN: 1662-5137
eISSN: 1662-5137
Publisher: Frontiers
Language: English
Date published: 2023
Academic Unit: Psychiatry; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984463084802771

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