Definitions
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- noun anatomy The part of the
cerebellum that receives input fromafferent nerves originating in thecerebral cortex
Etymologies
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From neo- + cerebellum (phylogenetically, the newer part of the cerebellum)
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There is a chain of critical steps that each seem to have only happened once, the evolution of the cerebellum, the neocerebellum, the neocortex, and the seemingly excessive brain to body weight ratio are all rare.
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There is a chain of critical steps that each seem to have only happened once, the evolution of the cerebellum, the neocerebellum, the neocortex, and the seemingly excessive brain to body weight ratio are all rare.
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