Cerebellum
In all vertebrates, including human beings, the cerebellum is one of the main divisions of the brain.
The cerebellum works mainly to control balance and coordinate movement. It combines signals from eyes, muscle spindles, and ears with motor commands from the forebrain and helps to coordinate control of the body. More advanced regions of the human cerebellum may be crucial to language and mental dexterity. Bands of axons extend from the cerebellum into the pons.
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Cerebellum Media
View of the cerebellum from above and behind
Schematic representation of the major anatomical subdivisions of the cerebellum. Superior view of an "unrolled" cerebellum, placing the vermis in one plane.
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Purkinje cells in the human cerebellum (in orange, from top to bottom 40X, 100X and 200X magnification) stained according to published methods
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A mouse Purkinje cell injected with fluorescent dye
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Granule cells (GR, bottom), parallel fibers (horizontal lines, top), and Purkinje cells (P, middle) with flattened dendritic trees
Diagram of the layers of the cerebellar cortex showing a glomerulus in the granular layer
Sagittal cross-section of human cerebellum, showing the dentate nucleus, as well as the pons and inferior olivary nucleus
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Schematic illustration of the structure of zones and microzones in the cerebellar cortex
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Model of a cerebellar perceptron, as formulated by James Albus
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Ultrasound image of the fetal head at 19 weeks of pregnancy in a modified axial section, showing the normal fetal cerebellum and cisterna magna
