Mel McElhatton

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[Neuroscience News @NeuroscienceNew]

Cerebellum Plays Crucial Role in Skill Retention and Memory

New research has pinpointed the cerebellum as essential for forming long-term motor skill memories, suggesting a division in the brain between short- and long-term memory functions.

While the medial temporal lobe (MTL) governs long-term declarative memories like names or dates, the cerebellum supports lasting motor skills such as riding a bike.

Using data from previous studies, researchers discovered that individuals with cerebellar damage showed impairments in motor tasks involving longer intervals, underscoring the cerebellum’s role in sustaining motor memory over time.

Notably, these individuals performed nearly as well as healthy individuals on tasks with short intervals, further illustrating the cerebellum’s influence on long-term motor skills.

These findings provide valuable insights into how distinct brain regions manage different memory types and could help shape future treatments for memory impairments.

Understanding the cerebellum’s functions may lead to new therapeutic interventions for motor learning deficits.

[Roberta Metsola @RobertaMetsola]

It's a wonderful surprise & honour to be included on #Time100Next.

Grateful to Ursula @vonderleyen for her words.

As @Europarl_EN President, with MEPs, we try hard to bring law-making closer to people & I hope this helps to get Europe's message across.🇪🇺 https://t.co/Av0uEbjoIU

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

@denisegrech5 This didn't happen so much it unhappened things that actually happened

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Think about this.

The average billionaire on the Forbes 400 list could spend $10,000 every single day for 274 years and still have billions of dollars left in the bank.

Don't you think that maybe, just maybe, these guys should be paying more in income tax than a teacher?

[Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @sensorystories_]

Them: You don't look autistic

Me: You don't see it because my autism mostly effects me. I've spent most of my life minimizing the impact it has on others (for them, not for me)... and now you don't see it, but I feel it twice as much

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

https://t.co/8luVuAAw2R

[Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan]

just a reminder that depression in cis men often goes overlooked because they may present as uncharacteristically irritable, stubborn, aggressive, controlling, or reckless instead of “sad”

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[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

De plus en plus de femmes n’osent plus prendre les transports en commun par peur d’être agressées. Nous allons doubler la présence policière dans les transports, en particulier aux horaires où les agressions sont le plus constatées.

[Jessica McCabe @HowtoADHD]

Six years ago, I decided to learn about my #ADHD.

Today, I signed a book contract with one of the top publishers in the WORLD to share what I’ve learned.

…after doing a livestream celebrating 1 million subscribers.

It’s a good day.

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

There was truly nothing like a Santorini sunset, overlooking the caldera 🌋🌅 @ Oia, Santorini -Greece- https://t.co/wqJtwMkoZf

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Have you ever had to choose between buying groceries or paying for a prescription?

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

Just posted a photo @ MedAsia Playa https://t.co/KOSfulbyho

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

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[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

Gluecksfall has launched a community for problematic gamblers. Join now to get #support and #advice from fellows and professionals https://t.co/TeS4N6Tc2N

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/h723USI7o6

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

Just posted a photo @ Chateau Buskett https://t.co/WNJhKHbdMA

[Mark Josef Rapa @rapa_mark]

My full statement through the Facebook page I manage:

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

https://t.co/B2JSRz9K7H ... have any spare change to help families have a warm meal this winter?

@JCIMalta

#awarenesscampaign #feedtheworld #Malta #socialchange

[Mel McElhatton @MelMcE]

https://t.co/atcQjNZNXj @JCIMalta is supporting the Foodbank Lifeline Foundation, click on this link to learn more about our #campaign !