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Cerebellum Science Center

Advancing Cerebellar Science for Health and Healing

The Cerebellum Science Center at Texas Children’s Hospital seeks to revolutionize our understanding and treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders by focusing on the cerebellum, a promising new avenue in brain research. 

Shaping the future of brain research

Shaping the future of brain research

Meet our leadership and learn more about our mission to solve poorly understood brain disorders

A New Way to Unlock the Secrets of the Brain

The Cerebellum Science Center is founded on a revolutionary idea: that the cerebellum, a small area at the back of the brain, holds the key to a wide array unsolved brain disorders. Once thought to only control our bodies’ movement and balance, we now know the cerebellum plays a role in many other behaviors like language, sleep, breathing, and regulating emotions. Advances in medical imaging have also revealed that many brain conditions—including autism, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, OCD, schizophrenia, epilepsy, ataxia, and tremor—leave striking “biomarker signatures” in the cerebellum. These telltale signs can help us find the root causes of brain disorders, paving the way for new treatments and cures.

Speeding Discovery and Improving Lives

Founded by three recognized leaders in brain research, the Cerebellum Science Center is the first of its kind in the world. By drawing esteemed scientists from across the Texas Medical Center and around the globe, we’ve created a cutting-edge, cross-institutional program that is accelerating discovery and leading innovation in cerebellum research. We bridge basic science with clinical practice, foster strategic partnerships with industry to accelerate therapeutic development, and engage families and communities to ensure that our work remains grounded in patients’ needs. Most importantly, we’re committed to translating deep scientific knowledge into real-world solutions—helping to restore movement, cognition, and quality of life for children and families affected by neurological and neuropsychiatric disease.