Rat Cerebellum (IMAGE)

University of Iowa Health Care

Rat Cerebellum

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The image is a cross-section of a rodent cerebellum stained to show cell bodies (blue) and parvalbumin calcium binding proteins (pink). A new University of Iowa study finds that frequency-specific stimulation of the cerebellum normalizes brain activity in the frontal cortex and corrects schizophrenia-like thinking problems in rats. The findings, published in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest that cerebellar stimulation might help improve cognitive problems in patients with schizophrenia.

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Sangwoo Han, University of Iowa Research Assistant

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