Don't forget the little brain: A framework for incorporating the cerebellum into the understanding of cognitive aging

JA Bernard - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapidly growing population of older adults, an improved understanding of brain and
cognitive aging is critical, given the impacts on health, independence, and quality of life. To …

Differences changes in cerebellar functional connectivity between mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a seed-based approach

F Tang, D Zhu, W Ma, Q Yao, Q Li, J Shi - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Recent studies have discovered that functional connections are impaired
among patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), even at the preclinical stage. The cerebellum …

The Cerebellum's Role in Affective Disorders: The Onset of Its Social Dimension

S Stanca, M Rossetti, P Bongioanni - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Bipolar Disorder (BD) are the most frequent mental
disorders whose indeterminate etiopathogenesis spurs to explore new aetiologic scenarios …

[HTML][HTML] Differential vulnerability of the cerebellum in healthy ageing and Alzheimer's disease

HM Gellersen, X Guell, S Sami - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent findings challenge the prior notion that the cerebellum remains unaffected by
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Yet, it is unclear whether AD exacerbates age-related cerebellar …

Age–volume associations in cerebellar lobules by sex and reproductive stage

TH Hicks, HK Ballard, H Sang, JA Bernard - Brain Structure and Function, 2022 - Springer
The cerebellum has established associations with motor function and a well-recognized role
in cognition. In advanced age, cognitive and motor impairments contribute to reduced quality …

Alteration in temporal-cerebellar effective connectivity can effectively distinguish stable and progressive mild cognitive impairment

C Xue, D Zheng, Y Ruan, W Guo, J Hu… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Stable mild cognitive impairment (sMCI) and progressive mild cognitive
impairment (pMCI) represent two distinct subtypes of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Early …

An overview of the anatomy and physiology of the brain

R Bhushan, V Ravichandiran, N Kumar - Nanocarriers for Drug-Targeting …, 2022 - Elsevier
Even though the main objective of neuroscience research is to obtain a better knowledge of
the brain, its parts and how its functions are connected to the mind and the nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of cerebellum stimulation on cognitive recovery in patients with Alzheimer disease: A randomized clinical trial

Q Yao, F Tang, Y Wang, Y Yan, L Dong, T Wang, D Zhu… - Brain stimulation, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Evidence indicates that the cerebellum is involved in cognitive processing.
However, the specific mechanisms through which the cerebellum repetitive transcranial …

Influence of individual's age on the characteristics of brain effective connectivity

N Nourzadegan, S Baghernezhad, MR Daliri - GeroScience, 2024 - Springer
Given the increasing number of older adults in society, there is a growing need for studies
on changes in the aging brain. The aim of this research is to investigate the effective …

Functional and structural cerebellar-behavior relationships in aging

TH Hicks, TNC Magalhães, TB Jackson… - Brain Structure and …, 2025 - Springer
Healthy aging is associated with deficits in cognitive performance and brain changes,
including in the cerebellum. Cerebellar communication with the cortex via closed-loop …