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Low rates yield big returns

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The function of cerebellar climbing fibers is controversial, one puzzle being their very low firing rates. The application of information theory is now providing some answers.

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Figure 1: Many theories of movement learning have been based on the beautiful architecture of the cerebellum, which consists of the cerebellar cortex and the deep cerebellar nuclei (DCN).

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