What is the Cerebellum doing?

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I have some additional material to add to the discussion:

QC at the Cerebellum

The Cerebellum is primarily connected to the motor cortex. Most think of this for the actuation of the body. I should mention that it also modulates the connections from the motor and pre-motor projections to various other sections of the brain and allow the motor neurons to act as as drivers for action in the brain, prompting new states that are eventually perceived by the the temporal lobe as what we usually call “thoughts.” The cerebellum facilitates the generation of longer and more stereo…

QC at the Cerebellum

Yes, people can live without one. You can learn a lot about that role by watching someone who’s been pulled over for drunken driving, Schmahmann says. “The state trooper test is a test of cerebellar function. So the effect of alcohol on cerebellar function is identified by everybody who’s ever done walking a straight line or touching their finger to the nose.” https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/16/392789753/a-man-s-incomplete-brain-reveals-cerebellum-s-role-in-thought-and-emotio…

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