# Science News » New Findings Reveal Surprising Role of the Cerebellum in Reward and Social Behaviors

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[https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/new-findings-reveal-surprising-role-of-the-cerebellum-in-reward-and-social-behaviors.shtml?utm\_source=rss\_readers&utm\_medium=rss&utm\_campaign=rss\_summary](https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/new-findings-reveal-surprising-role-of-the-cerebellum-in-reward-and-social-behaviors.shtml?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary)  
A new study in rodents has demonstrated, for the first time, that the brain’s cerebellum plays a role in controlling reward and social preference behavior—findings that shed light on the brain circuits critical to the affective and social dysfunction seen across multiple psychiatric disorders.