cerebellum
cerebellum
Definition
cer·ebel·lum (ser′ə bel′əm)
noun pl. -·lums or -·la-ə
the section of the brain behind and below the cerebrum: it consists of two lateral lobes and a middle lobe, and functions as the coordinating center for muscular movement
Etymology: L, dim. of cerebrum, brain < IE *eres- < base *er-, top of the head: see horn
cer′·ebel′·lar adjective
cerebellum
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- brain: Purkinje Cells We are looking at the cerebellum of the human brain.
Converse of object
- call: This part of the brain is called the cerebellum.
- stimulate: Q: How does the exercise program stimulate the cerebellum?
- affect: Q: What are some examples of the exercises and how does each of them affect the cerebellum?
- revisit: Piven J, Saliba K, Bailey J, Arndt S: An MRI study of autism: The cerebellum revisited.
- involve: The virus affects the brain diffusely, but seems to particularly involve the cerebellum, producing problems with balance, coordination and speech.
- include: It is expressed in various brain regions, including the cerebellum.
Adjective modifier
- human: PrP accumulation Image analysis was used to quantify PrP plaque formation in the tissue samples of human cerebellum.
Modifies a noun
- predictor: Movement patterns considered will include animal gaits, minimum jerk methods, cerebellum predictors and the equilibrium point hypothesis.
- brain: Once cerebellum brain function returns to normal those with labels of dyslexia, dyspraxia, add and adhd all start to improve.
- part: Cerebellum Part of the brain that is involved in coordination.
- area: Reading fluency is probably dependent upon timing processes operating in the cerebellum area of the brain.
Preposition: in
- autism: Heh CW, Smith R, Wu J, et al: Positron emission tomography of the cerebellum in autism.
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