In Chapter 4 (The Brain: Source of Mind and Self)

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Essay

In Chapter 4 (The Brain: Source of Mind and Self), we learned that the cerebellum, which was once considered just a motor centre, also plays a part in higher cognitive tasks. Using the information from the rabbit eye blink study in Chapter 10 (Memory?), explain how the cerebellum plays a role in memory. What kind of memory seems to involve the cerebellum? Analyze the conditioning procedure (Chapter 7: Learning and Conditioning) that Richard Thompson used in order to test his hypothesis.

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