Cortex
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 821-830 , July 2010

The cerebellum and its contribution to complex tasks in higher primates: A comparative perspective

  • Claudio Cantalupo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
    • Division of Psychobiology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, 418 Brackett Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
    • ,
  • William Hopkins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, USA
    • Division of Psychobiology, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA, USA

Received 11 November 2008 ,Revised 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 9 June 2009.

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PII: S0010-9452(09)00279-2

doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2009.10.004

Cortex
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 821-830 , July 2010

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