variants
or British palaeocerebellum
plural paleocerebellums or paleocerebella
-ˈbel-ə 
: 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
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“Paleocerebellum.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/paleocerebellum. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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