Could a Digital Version of this Part of the Brain Be Coming Soon?

May 30, 2018 • by Marc Airhart

Michael Mauk and his team have made a discovery that adds an important detail to a computer simulation of the part of our brains called the cerebellum that directs many of the movements we make often.

Two semi-transparent illustrations of a brain with the cerebellum highlighted in red

The cerebellum (red) directs many of the movements we make often, yet don’t have to think about. Photo credit: Database Center for Life Science. Used via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.1 Japan license.


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