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It has been known since the early nineteenth century that injuries to the cerebellum cause disturbances in equilibrium and in coordination of movements. These symptoms appeared to be accounted for when it was discovered in neuroanatomical studies that the cerebellum has extensive connections with both motor and sensory systems. The complexity of the input—output relations of the cerebellum as revealed by these studies is perhaps most easily understood if the phylogenetic history of the cerebellum is considered (see Fig. 17.1).
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Ottoson, D. (1983). The Cerebellum. In: Physiology of the Nervous System. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16995-5_17
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