Anila D’Mello
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Anila D’Mello
@aniladmello.bsky.social
Assistant Prof & Jon Heighten Scholar in Autism Research | Dept of Psychiatry & O’Donnell Brain Institute at UT Southwestern | Dept of Psychology at UT Dallas. Interested in cerebellum, language, neuroimaging, and autism. www.dmellolab.com
@amandalebel.bsky.social did a great job presenting some of our work at the Gordon Conference on the Cerebellum - and she’s now the new Gordon Research Seminar chair! 🧠🎉 Trainees interested in all things cerebellum, keep an eye out for next GRS - you won’t want to miss it!!
July 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Check out our paper ‘Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience’ in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social ! With @0xwbj.bsky.social and @amandalebel.bsky.social we quantify the extent of cerebellar exclusion in the neuroimaging literature and discuss reasons/fixes
Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience
Traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum has been shown to play a key role in several cognitive functions. However, for decades, the…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Big shoutout for the #cerebellum in this excellent @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social piece by @aniladmello.bsky.social @0xwbj.bsky.social @amandalebel.bsky.social 🧠
“Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience” (and I may add, brain evolution)
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience
Traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum has been shown to play a key role in several cognitive functions. However, for decades, the cerebellum has been largely overlooked and even d...
www.cell.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Reposted by Anila D’Mello
Working on this paper with @aniladmello.bsky.social and @0xwbj.bsky.social was a delight. I feel like anyone who knows me (or probably any cerebellar researcher) has heard this spiel, but hopefully this helps the community take it more seriously!
Many cognitive neuroscientists ignore the cerebellum but it's long past time to pay more attention to it (and fund more cerebellum grants).

Not just for basic science: the cerebellum is commonly affected by pediatric brain tumors, leading to lifelong motor AND cognitive deficits.

Must-read paper 👇🏼
Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience
Traditionally considered a motor structure, the cerebellum has been shown to play a key role in several cognitive functions. However, for decades, the…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Great to host @diedrichsenjorn.bsky.social at UTSW for chats about cerebellum and imaging (and several very small cups of tea).
December 9, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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