170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
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This groundbreaking volume examines the complex role of the cerebellum in emotional regulation and disorders that are insufficiently understood, subverting the widely held belief that the cerebellum is solely involved in balance and motor functions.
Beginning with the evolution of the cerebellum toward a structure dedicated to homeostatic regulation and socio-emotional behavior, the book... Read more
Preface
Foreword
1. Evolution and basic anatomy of the cerebellum
2. The cerebellum link to motivation and emotion
3. Disorders of fear and anxiety: a big role for the little brain?
4. The cerebellar basis of mood disorders
5. Cerebellum and affective dysmetria in schizophrenia
6. The socio-emotional cerebellum in autism spectrum disorder
7. Emotionally explosive minds: a cerebellum-oriented theory on reactive aggression
Epilogue
Index
Biography
Dennis J.L.G. Schutter is an associate professor of experimental psychology at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is an award-winning researcher on the role of the cerebellum in motivation and emotion, and expert in non-invasive brain stimulation.
