cerebellum
a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.
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Origin of cerebellum
1Other words from cerebellum
- cer·e·bel·lar, adjective
- post·cer·e·bel·lar, adjective
- pre·cer·e·bel·lar, adjective
- sub·cer·e·bel·lar, adjective
- su·per·cer·e·bel·lar, adjective
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How to use cerebellum in a sentence
So I believe the way the cerebellum is wired up does not give rise to consciousness.
The Spiritual Consciousness of Christof Koch - Issue 107: The Edge | Steve Paulson | October 13, 2021 | NautilusShe’s one of the extremely rare cases of people born without a cerebellum, including deep cerebellar nuclei.
The Spiritual Consciousness of Christof Koch - Issue 107: The Edge | Steve Paulson | October 13, 2021 | NautilusThe doctors did a CAT scan and found a big hole in her brain where the cerebellum should have been.
Neuroscience Weighs in on Physics’ Biggest Questions - Issue 107: The Edge | George Musser | October 13, 2021 | NautilusIn fact, some of the most beautiful neurons in the brain, so-called Purkinje cells, are found in the cerebellum.
The Spiritual Consciousness of Christof Koch - Issue 107: The Edge | Steve Paulson | October 13, 2021 | NautilusAskew chose to re-create a type of neuron known as a Purkinje cell from a human cerebellum, a structure at the back and bottom of the brain that helps coordinate movement.
Famous brain sketches come to life again as embroideries | Laura Sanders | February 4, 2021 | Science News
“In the case of autism, the early-life cerebellum might be a target for future intervention,” concludes Dr. Wang.
Early Brain Injury Might Be the Root of Autism | Russell Saunders | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt could be that those downstream abnormalities in cell development were due to improper signaling from the cerebellum.
Early Brain Injury Might Be the Root of Autism | Russell Saunders | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike the cerebrum, the cerebellum has two hemispheres, separated by a structure called the vermis.
Early Brain Injury Might Be the Root of Autism | Russell Saunders | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTApparently, activity in my cerebellum—responsible for coordination, organization, and judgment—drops when I try to focus.
The nerve cells which take charge of such acts are located in the cerebellum or spinal cord.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterThe actual performance of the action is then taken up by the cerebellum, medulla, and spinal ganglia.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterWhen the human cerebellum is cut vertically, a tree-like appearance seen receives this name.
Posteriorly is situated the hind-brain, now consisting of the medulla oblongata and cerebellum.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIn Scyllium, however, indications appear in the hind-brain of its future division into a cerebellum and medulla oblongata.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for cerebellum
/ (ˌsɛrɪˈbɛləm) /
one of the major divisions of the vertebrate brain, situated in man above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum, whose function is coordination of voluntary movements and maintenance of bodily equilibrium
Origin of cerebellum
1Derived forms of cerebellum
- cerebellar, adjective
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Scientific definitions for cerebellum
[ sĕr′ə-bĕl′əm ]
The part of the vertebrate brain that is located below the cerebrum at the rear of the skull and that coordinates balance and muscle activity. In mammals, the cerebellum is made up of two connecting hemispheres that consist of a core of white matter surrounded by gray matter.
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Cultural definitions for cerebellum
[ (ser-uh-bel-uhm) ]
The part of the brain that helps control muscle coordination.
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