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The cerebellum

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There are more neurones in the cerebellum than there are in the whole of the rest of the brain, yet surprisingly little is known about the function of this remarkable organ. Lesions of the cerebellum do not produce muscle weakness nor disorders of perception. However, they do produce disturbances of coordination in limb and eye movements, as well as disorders of posture and muscle tone. Despite the lack of any direct efferent connections between cerebellum and spinal or brainstem motor nuclei, it is a structure which is undoubtedly concerned with the control of movement.

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Rothwell, J. (1994). The cerebellum. In: Control of Human Voluntary Movement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6960-8_10

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