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News & Views: A man’s incomplete brain reveals cerebellum’s role in thought and emotion
Posted on March 16, 2015 by Katherine Malanson | Categories: ND Lesson1-2, ND Unit1, Neurological Disorders | | Add comment |

MRI scans of Jon Keleher (A,B) compared to a control (C,D) of the same ageSource: Massachusetts General Hospital; Credit: Courtesy of Jeremy Schmahmann

Jonathan Keleher is one of a handful of people known to have lived their entire lives without a cerebellum. His experiences are helping scientists show how this brain structure helps shape who we are.

Read more at NPR.org.