A missing link in affect regulation: the cerebellum

MR Frazier, LJ Hoffman, H Popal… - Social Cognitive and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The cerebellum is one-third the size of the cerebrum yet holds twice the number of neurons.
Historically, its sole function was thought to be in the calibration of smooth movements …

[HTML][HTML] Social cognition in degenerative cerebellar ataxias

S Karamazovova, V Matuskova, N Svecova… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Emotion recognition and theory of mind are impaired in hereditary
ataxias.•Impairment is independent of the motor, cognitive, or neuropsychiatric …

The cerebellum gets social: evidence from an exploratory study of cerebellar, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric disorders

G Olivito, L Siciliano, S Clausi, M Lupo, R Baiocco… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Social prediction is a key feature of social cognition (SC), a function in which the modulating
role of the cerebellum is recognized. Accordingly, cerebellar alterations are reported in …

[HTML][HTML] A hierarchical atlas of the human cerebellum for functional precision mapping

C Nettekoven, D Zhi, L Shahshahani, AL Pinho… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The human cerebellum is activated by a wide variety of cognitive and motor tasks. Previous
functional atlases have relied on single task-based or resting-state fMRI datasets. Here, we …

Effective cerebello–cerebral connectivity during implicit and explicit social belief sequence learning using dynamic causal modeling

Q Ma, M Pu, N Haihambo, K Baetens… - Social cognitive and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
To study social sequence learning, earlier functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
studies investigated the neural correlates of a novel Belief Serial Reaction Time task in …

The predictive role of the posterior cerebellum in the processing of dynamic emotions

G Malatesta, A D'Anselmo, G Prete, C Lucafò, L Faieta… - The Cerebellum, 2024 - Springer
Recent studies have bolstered the important role of the cerebellum in high-level socio-
affective functions. In particular, neuroscientific evidence shows that the posterior …

[HTML][HTML] Mentalizing and narrative coherence in autistic adults: Cerebellar sequencing and prediction

T Bylemans, E Heleven, K Baetens, N Deroost… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract BYLEMANS, T., et al. Mentalizing and narrative coherence in autistic adults:
Cerebellar sequencing and prediction. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV, 2022.-This review …

[HTML][HTML] Can transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the cerebellum improve implicit social and cognitive sequence learning?

Q Ma, M Pu, M Li, N Haihambo, K Baetens… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence shows that the posterior cerebellum is involved in mentalizing
inferences of social events by detecting sequence information in these events, and building …

Mind your step: social cerebellum in interactive navigation

M Li, M Pu, K Baetens, C Baeken… - Social Cognitive and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The posterior cerebellum contributes to dynamic social cognition by building representations
and predictions about sequences in which social interactions typically take place. However …

The role of the cerebellum in sequencing and predicting social and non-social events in patients with bipolar disorder

L Siciliano, G Olivito, M Lupo, N Urbini… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Advances in the operational mode of the cerebellum indicate a role in
sequencing and predicting non-social and social events, crucial for individuals to optimize …