Cerebellar Dysfunction and repetitive blast exposure

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• Objective: To provide a clearer understanding of how blast exposure effects the brain of combat veterans
• More blast exposure, means added chronic changes in neuron activity in the cerebellum
• Cerebellum is the part of the brain that has authority over balance and coordination
• Neurons seem lost in the same brain regions with the occurrence of Mild traumatic brain injury (mTIB) in Mice
• Findings suggest we should pay more attention to how mTBI affects the cerebellum
• VA Puget Sound Health Care System and Washington University published findings in Science Translational Medicine