paleocerebellum

One entry found for paleocerebellum.

Main Entry: pa·leo·cer·e·bel·lum
Pronunciation: -bel-m
Variant(s): or British pal·aeo·cer·e·bel·lum /pal--/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -bel·lums or -bel·la /-bel-/
: a phylogenetically old part of the cerebellum concerned with maintenance of normal postural relationships and made up chiefly of the anterior lobe of the vermis and of the pyramid -- compare NEOCEREBELLUM