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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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The researchers also found greater activity across broader areas of both cerebellums in the participants who continued practicing compared with those who stopped.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

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