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Song of the Cerebellum

2026-01-30 · 43 min · episode 678 · 18 entities

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    Link in episode "Song of the Cerebellum": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39934082
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  • mentioned rachelegross.com website
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    Link in episode "Song of the Cerebellum": https://rachelegross.com/book
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    Link in episode "Song of the Cerebellum": http://musicandmedicine.org/
  • references rachelegross.com website
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    Link in episode "Song of the Cerebellum": https://rachelegross.com/book

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Episode description as stored
One spring evening in 2024, a science journalist named Rachel Gross bombed at karaoke. The culprit was a bleed in a fist-sized clump of neurons tucked down in the back of her brain called the cerebellum. A couple weeks later, her doctors took a bit of it out, assuring her it was just helping her with motor coordination — she might be a bit clumsy for a while, but she’d still be herself. But afterwards, she didn't feel like herself. So she dove into the dusty basement of the brain (and brain science) to figure out why. What Rachel found was a burgeoning new frontier in neuroscience. We learn what singing Shakira on stage has to do with reaching for a cup of coffee — and how the surprising relationship between the two is making us rethink what we think about thinking. Special thanks to Warzone Karaoke at Branded Saloon, Dr. Joanne Loewy and the Singing Together, Measure by Measure choir at the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine   (http://musicandmedicine.org/) at Mount Sinai Union Square, Dag Spicer and the Computer History Museum, Désirée Lie, Mark Gross, Daniel A. Gross, Brittany Aguilar, and, of course, Shakira. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported by - Rachel Gross Produced by - Sindhu Gnanasambandan EPISODE CITATIONS: Articles - “ Ignoring the cerebellum is hindering progress in neuroscience .” (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39934082/), by Wang et al, 2025 “ The cerebellum and cognition. ” (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29997061/), by Schmahmann JD. Neurosci Lett. 2019 “ How did brains evolve? ” (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11805823/), by Barton RA., Nature. 2002 Books -  Vagina Obscura (https://www.rachelegross.com/book), by Rachel E. Gross Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Signup (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today. Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org . Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation Initiative, and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.