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The Cerebellum And The Physics Of Movement: Some Speculations

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Cerebellum and Neuronal Plasticity

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In order to catch the characteristic features of the wiring in the cerebellum, comparison with the cerebral cortex is useful.

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  1. Max Planck Institut für Biologische Kybernetik, Tübingen, Germany

    V. Braitenberg

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  1. Neuroscience and Behaviour Group, Department of Anatomy, University College London, 3 Malet Place, London, WC1E 7JG, England, UK

    Mitchell Glickstein  & Christopher Yeo  & 

  2. Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, England

    John Stein

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Braitenberg, V. (1987). The Cerebellum And The Physics Of Movement: Some Speculations. In: Glickstein, M., Yeo, C., Stein, J. (eds) Cerebellum and Neuronal Plasticity. NATO ASI Series, vol 148. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0965-9_13

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