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cerebellum: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Neuroanatomy, Cerebellum. Oct 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Neuroanatomy 6: Cerebellum (PDF). Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - The cerebellum. Feb 07, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - The cerebellum, the hypothalamus and behavior (PDF). Nov 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Control of mental activities by internal models in the cerebellum. Apr 12, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Cerebellum: What to Know. Jan 11, 2024
Media added. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - The Cerebellum. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Simply Psychology - Cerebellum: Functions, Structure, and Location. Sep 11, 2023
Add new Web site: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston - Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy - Cerebellum. Jul 18, 2023
Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - The Cerebellum. May 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Neuroanatomy - Congenital hypoplasia of the cerebellum: developmental causes and behavioral consequences. Mar 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - The Location and Function of the Cerebellum in the Brain. Jan 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Cerebellum. Dec 19, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Neuroanatomy, Cerebellum. Sep 28, 2022
Added information on the functional divisions of the cerebellum. Feb 05, 2020
Add new Web site: Healthline - What Is the Cerebellum and What Does It Do? Sep 27, 2016
Add new Web site: BrainFacts.org - Cerebellum. Sep 27, 2016
Media added. Nov 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at Washington University Medical School - Basal ganglia and Cerebellum. Aug 21, 2007
Added new Web site: Psychology Department at St. Ambrose University - Anatomy and Function of the Cerebellum. Aug 21, 2007
Article revised. May 19, 2005
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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