Vermis

He argued that the “worm-like appendage” [epiphysis or apophysis] of the cerebellum (nowadays known as the vermis superior cerebelli) is much better qualified to play this role (Kühn 1822, pp. 674-683; May 1968, vol. 1, pp. 418-423). ❋ Lokhorst, Gert-Jan (2008)

The median portion is constricted, and is called the vermis, from its annulated appearance which it owes to the transverse ridges and furrows upon it; the lateral expanded portions are named the hemispheres. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Erinnys conscientiae, a hellish fury; it is called vermis conscientiae, the worm of conscience. ❋ Unknown (1692)

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It is defined by hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilatation of fourth ventricle and hydrocephalus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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Although the publication of Vesalius's anatomical dissections in 1543 would disprove many of these theories, including the role of the vermis, we find an elaboration of Avicenna's arrangement — with vermis intact at the fore — in the early 17th century illustrations of Robert Fludd's treatises (fig. 4.10). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Like the notion of the vermis, the common sense was a particularly "mobile" topic. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Publicius's substitution of the pineal gland for the vermis — an opinion held by the "ignorant and stupid," according to Galen (Lokhorst and Kaitaro, "Descartes 'Theory," 7) — is a notion that may be traced back through a translation by Constantine the African to Ibn al-Jazzar (900 – 980), whose views are otherwise consistent with Costa's. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Where Galen and Costa locate the vermis at the brain's posterior, for example, Avicenna places it at the front, between phantasia/imagination and the central common space (fig. 4.9). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ibn al-Jazzar describes the pineal gland as resembling a worm, although as Lokhorst and Kaitaro illustrate, Costa had regarded the vermis and pineal gland as separate entities. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To think or form speculations, by contrast, one should stoop slightly, a motion that lowers the vermis and closes the foramen, allowing the spirit to rest, become stronger and increase its power to think and understand (fig. 4.8, right). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Traditionally, memorization was considered an active exercise of the intellect: 56 mnemonic torpor was explained physiologically and considered rectifiable by natural and artificial procedures. 57 Costa ben Luca attributed mental quickness to the speed with which one could raise and lower the vermis, redirecting the flow of spirits among the chambers in the brain: "it is slower in some, which causes a slow memory and slow responses in those who have to think hard." ❋ Unknown (2008)

According to Costa's model, then, one should stand erect with neck extended when recollecting, a posture said to raise the vermis and open the foramen, allowing spirits to flow from the front into the hind portion of the brain (fig. 4.8. left). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Note 59: Despite confusing the pineal gland with the vermis, Ibn al-Jazzar agrees in principle with ben Luca. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To add to the confusion, Mondino dei Luzzi (1306) described the choroid plexus in the lateral ventricles as a worm which can open and close the passage between the anterior and middle ventricles, with the result that, in the late Middle Ages, the term ˜worm™ could refer to no less than three different parts of the brain: the vermis of the cerebellum, the pineal body and the choroid plexus ❋ Lokhorst, Gert-Jan (2008)

Second, Andreas Vesalius (1543, book 7) rejected all ventricular localization theories and all theories according to which the choroid plexus, pineal gland or vermis of the cerebellum can regulate the flow of spirits in the ventricles of the brain. ❋ Lokhorst, Gert-Jan (2008)

It has been shown that the brain function pattern changes throughout the first year of life, with initial increases in the sensorimotor cortex, thalami, brain stem, and cerebellar vermis. ❋ Andrew Newberg (2006)

It's likely that the cerebellum is divided into areas that control movement, and areas that are specifically for temporal processing, and imaging research has suggested that medial regions of the cerebellum control movement, while lateral regions and the cerebellar vermis process temporal information5. ❋ Chris (2004)