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Cerebellar Transcommissural Neurons

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Book cover Cerebellum and Neuronal Plasticity

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Abstract

The presence of a commissural fibre system connecting the two cerebellar hemispheres has been a matter of conjecture since the beginning of the century (see Ramon y Cajal, 1911; Saito, 1922; Eager, 1963). All the pertinent studies however, based on Golgi stained or degenerated material, failed to provide any indications of the site of origin of the proposed system, thus preventing not only its definition but also any inference about its possible functions.

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Rosina, A., Provini, L. (1987). Cerebellar Transcommissural Neurons. 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_4

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