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Jumping Genes Can Cause Movement Disorder: Study
Mice with overactive LINE-1 retrotransposons in their brains exhibit movement difficulties, suggesting the genetic elements may play a role in ataxia in humans. 
Jumping Genes Can Cause Movement Disorder: Study
Jumping Genes Can Cause Movement Disorder: Study

Mice with overactive LINE-1 retrotransposons in their brains exhibit movement difficulties, suggesting the genetic elements may play a role in ataxia in humans. 

Mice with overactive LINE-1 retrotransposons in their brains exhibit movement difficulties, suggesting the genetic elements may play a role in ataxia in humans. 

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Another Reason to Challenge Yourself at the Gym
Alara Tuncer | May 16, 2024 | 4 min read
In a chronic stress model, challenging exercise reduced anxiety by activating a three-neuron loop across brain regions.  
Illustration of the cerebellum 
Infographic: The Cerebellum’s Many Roles Beyond Motor Control
Diana Kwon | Aug 15, 2022 | 2 min read
Researchers have discovered that the small structure is involved in language, emotion, and many other high-order brain processes.
The brain's cerebellum
The Cerebellum’s Functions in Cognition, Emotion, and More
Diana Kwon | Aug 15, 2022 | 10+ min read
Once thought of as a mere motor coordination center, the “little brain” is now appreciated as participating in higher neurological processes.
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Cerebellum Plays Crucial Role in Metabolizing Alcohol in Mice
Marcus A. Banks | Mar 31, 2021 | 3 min read
The researchers say these findings challenge dogma in the field, which has given the liver all credit for metabolizing alcohol.
The Cerebellum’s Secrets: A Profile of Kamran Khodakhah
Anna Azvolinsky | Oct 1, 2019 | 8 min read
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine neuroscientist has revealed surprising functions of the brain region, such as its role in the brain’s rewards circuits and in addiction.
New Map Shows Brain Changes Associated with Alzheimer’s
Catherine Offord | Feb 4, 2019 | 2 min read
The protein expression data, which are freely available online, could help identify new drug targets for the disease.
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Cerebellum Does “Quality Control” for Our Thoughts: Study
Shawna Williams | Nov 1, 2018 | 4 min read
FMRI data uncover wide variation in network organization between individuals in this oft-neglected brain region.
Profile: Dean Buonomano Studies How the Brain Encodes Time
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 1, 2016 | 8 min read
The UCLA neurobiologist uses computational modeling, in vitro electrophysiology, and human psychophysics experiments to explore how neurons and the brain as a whole perceive and respond to time.
How Blasts Affect the Brain
Anna Azvolinsky | Jan 13, 2016 | 3 min read
Repeated exposure to explosions can damage the cerebellum in combat veterans and mouse models alike.
Male and Female Brains Wired Differently
Bob Grant | Dec 4, 2013 | 3 min read
The brains of men contain stronger front-to-rear connections while those of women are better connected from left to right.
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