CEREBELLUM

WHAT ARE THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE CEREBELLUM?

• The functions are mostly centered around muscle movements
• It plays a large role in helping you stand and balance in one place, which is more difficult then you think
• Your cerebellum helps to maintain the amount of of muscle needed so that your body can constantly adjust and maintain balance
• Ex. Trying to balance a pencil on your finger

WHERE IS THE CEREBELLUM LOCATED?

• The cerebellum is located in the back of the head near the brain stem

WHAT IS MUSCLE PRESET?

• Muscle preset is another thing the cerebellum does. It is when you are about to perform a task and you “preset” your muscle to a particular strength
• An example would be when you go to grab a carton of milk from the fridge but you can’t see how much milk is left so you go to pick it up thinking it will be super heavy but it ends up having close to nothing in it but your brain “preset” your strength for in case it was full
• You basically just guess that it was full and make sure you are prepared to lift the heavy milk carton but are surprised when it weighs pretty much nothing