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How the Cerebellum may be Used

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Recent anatomical information suggests new input–output relations for the cerebellum. These have interesting implications about the role of motor cortex in the learning and controlling of voluntary movements.

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    STEPHEN BLOMFIELD & DAVID MARR

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BLOMFIELD, S., MARR, D. How the Cerebellum may be Used. Nature 227, 1224–1228 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2271224a0

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