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History of the Vermis Cerebelli: From Mechanical Function to Neuropsychological Circuits

"The vermis cerebelli, the middle part of the cerebellum, has been anatomically known and named since Galen (around 200 ce). As part of his work in physiology, which was based on the distribution of pneuma..." – By Klaus F. Steinsiepe and Valentin K. Steinsiepe

Transcriptional Regulation Underlying Long-term Sensitization in Aplysia

"The induction of a long-term memory requires both transcriptional change and neural plasticity. Many of the links between transcription and memory have been revealed through the study of long-term sensitization in the Aplysia genus of marine mollusks..." – By Robert J. Calin-Jageman and others

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