Cortex
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 858-868 , July 2010

The cerebellum and language: Historical perspective and review

  • Bruce E. Murdoch

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.

Received 26 March 2009 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 14 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2009.07.018

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