The rats had electrodes implanted in the motor cortex and the cerebellum, and investigators listened in on the activity of neurons in both brain regions during the experiments.

They still had more than rats given no knocks at all, but the overall harm was significantly alleviated. This was especially true in brain regions like the hippocampus, somatosensory cortex, ...

While caring for these unfortunate individuals, Holmes observed that damage to a small structure at the base of the brain called the cerebellum, which means “little brain” in Latin, primarily led to ...