%0 Journal Article
%T Neuropsychiatric Aspects of the Cerebellum
%A Salom¨¦ Xavier
%A Berta Ferreira
%J PsiLogos
%D 2012
%I Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca
%X The neurological functions of the cerebellum regarding the regulation of balance and movement have been known for a long time. In the last decades the cerebellum participation in cognition, emotional processes and behavior has been progressively recognized specially due to Schmahmann¡¯s studies.The authors of the current paper will briefly review the main aspects of the cerebellum¡¯s ¡°classic¡± physiology. Afterwards, neuro-psychiatric functions and cerebellar alterations in the main psychiatric disorders - schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder - will be reviewed in more detail.
%K Cerebellum
%K Cerebellar Cognitive-Affective Syndrome
%K Schizophrenia
%K Bipolar Disorder
%K Major Depressive Disorder
%U http://www.psilogos.com/Revista/Vol10N1/Indice12_ficheiros/Xavier,%20Ferreira_p34-42.pdf