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Integration and Storage of Sensory Motor Information: Computation in the Cerebellum

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In living organisms, movement is generated by muscle contraction and is controlled by the nervous system. The nervous control involves numerous centres and pathways elaborating motor and sensory inputs, providing the basis for reflex and voluntary movements. A primary brain structure involved in sensory motor control is the cerebellum.1,2 In this paper I will consider the basic network and neuronal properties of the cerebellum. Particular emphasis will be given to recent discoveries on neuronal computation and on their relevance to network function.

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D’Angelo, E. (1997). Integration and Storage of Sensory Motor Information: Computation in the Cerebellum. In: Cantoni, V., Di Gesù, V., Setti, A., Tegolo, D. (eds) Human and Machine Perception. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5965-8_8

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