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How does a brain even happen?
The cerebellum hasn’t gotten much love from brain scientists historically, but neurobiologists today are discovering how it works to control motor functions, and how problems in that brain region cause movement disorders. Research by Meike van der Heijden, neurobiologist and assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has found that disorders like dystonia and tremors are connected to changes in how nerve cells in the cerebellum communicate.
More About Meike van der Heijden
Van der Heijden is an assistant professor in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Center for Neurobiology Research, where she investigates development of the brain’s cerebellum and disorders that originate there, including dystonia, ataxia, and tremor.
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