cerebellum
noun
cer·e·bel·lum
ˌser-ə-ˈbe-ləm 
ˌse-rə-
plural cerebellums or cerebella
ˌser-ə-ˈbe-lə
ˌse-rə-
: a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum, and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe see brain illustration
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The model was diagnosed with a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum in October 2023.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
This declaration matches the experimental evidence Koch presents in Chapter 6: Injuries to the cerebellum do not eliminate a person’s awareness of themselves in relation to the outside world.
—Lindsey Laughlin, Ars Technica, 18 May 2024
Furthering 1970s ideas of duration, performance, documentation as art, and drop-dead simple appropriation, Marclay broke through cerebellums and made time absolutely obvious while seeming to slow it down simultaneously.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
Some of the long-range neural connections that link these association areas to one another and to the cerebellum (the latter plays a role in voluntary movement and learning new skills) are more numerous in human brains compared with other primates.
—Chet C. Sherwood, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2018
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
This declaration matches the experimental evidence Koch presents in Chapter 6: Injuries to the cerebellum do not eliminate a person’s awareness of themselves in relation to the outside world.
—Lindsey Laughlin, Ars Technica, 18 May 2024
Furthering 1970s ideas of duration, performance, documentation as art, and drop-dead simple appropriation, Marclay broke through cerebellums and made time absolutely obvious while seeming to slow it down simultaneously.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
Some of the long-range neural connections that link these association areas to one another and to the cerebellum (the latter plays a role in voluntary movement and learning new skills) are more numerous in human brains compared with other primates.
—Chet C. Sherwood, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2018
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cerebellum
noun
cer·e·bel·lum
ˌser-ə-ˈbel-əm
plural cerebellums or cerebella
-ˈbel-ə
: a large portion of the back part of the brain that is concerned especially with the action of groups of muscles and with bodily balance
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cerebellum
noun
cer·e·bel·lum
ˌser-ə-ˈbel-əm
plural cerebellums or cerebella
-ˈbel-ə
: a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe
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