Evaluation of morphological plasticity in the cerebella of basketball players with MRI.

Journal of Korean Medical Science
In Sung ParkIm Joo Rhyu

Abstract

Cerebellum is a key structure involved in motor learning and coordination. In animal models, motor skill learning increased the volume of molecular layer and the number of synapses on Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the analogous change of cerebellar volume occurs in human population who learn specialized motor skills and practice them intensively for a long time. Magnetic resonance image (MRI)-based cerebellar volumetry was performed in basketball players and matched controls with V-works image software. Total brain volume, absolute and relative cerebellar volumes were compared between two groups. There was no significant group difference in the total brain volume, the absolute and the relative cerebellar volume. Thus we could not detect structural change in the cerebellum of this athlete group in the macroscopic level.

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Mar 5, 2009·The Cerebellum·In Sung ParkIm Joo Rhyu
Feb 22, 2012·The Cerebellum·In Sung ParkIm Joo Rhyu
Aug 16, 2013·Microscopy and Microanalysis : the Official Journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada·Hyun-wook KimIm Joo Rhyu
Oct 30, 2010·Human Movement Science·In Sung ParkIm Joo Rhyu
Dec 1, 2009·Brain Research Reviews·Hiroki NakataKazutoshi Kudo
Apr 24, 2012·Human Brain Mapping·Margherita Di PaolaLaura Petrosini
Apr 28, 2009·Brain Research·Nam Joon LeeIm Joo Rhyu
Apr 29, 2015·PloS One·Jürgen HänggiLutz Jäncke
Mar 16, 2018·American Journal of Physical Anthropology·Ye Sel KimIm Joo Rhyu
May 4, 2021·Human Movement Science·Keying ZhangChunmei Cao

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