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cerebellums

  • plural
    of cerebellum.
    cerebellum
    noun
    a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.

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"I spent a lot of time looking at cerebellums," Huggins said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024

They discovered that these patients suffered immediate changes to the white matter in two areas of their brains: Their frontal lobes, which help manage thoughts, and in their cerebellums, which take charge of motor control.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2023

For those who grew up with the fiery bun-headed teenager in 1977’s Star Wars, her youthful image is burned so deeply into our cerebellums that we can recall her countenance in an instant.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2017

Given the terrifyingly coordinated movements that “fast zombies” exhibit, it is our belief that their cerebellums are likely intact.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2014

No one around this precious asylum for undeveloped cerebellums seems to know anything they ought to.

From Torchy by George Brehm