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It is generally believed that in some way the cerebellum functions as a type of computer that is particularly concerned with the smooth and effective control of movement. It is assumed that in the cerebellum there is integration and organization of the information flowing into it along the various neural pathways and that the consequent cerebellar output either goes down the spinal cord to the motoneurones—and so participates directly in the control of movement—or else is returned to the basal ganglia and to the cerebral cortex, there to modify the control of movement from these higher centers.
Acknowledgment: The author wishes to acknowledge the NIH grant. Number NB 08221-01.
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Eccles, J.C. (1969). The Dynamic Loop Hypothesis of Movement Control. In: Leibovic, K.N. (eds) Information Processing in The Nervous System. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87086-6_13
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