Key brain area plays a crucial role in addiction.

ISLAMABAD -- New research finds that the cerebellum, a large part of the human brain that scientists thought was primarily involved in motor control, may play a key role in reward-seeking and social behaviors. The findings may help inform future therapies for treating addiction. New research suggests the brain's cerebellum may explain addiction. Recent research has hinted at the fact that, in addition to movement, the brain's cerebellum may also help to control cognitive functions, such as language, learning, and attention.

Now, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, suggest that this...