Cerebellar arm ataxia: Theories still have a lot to explain

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Theories of cerebellar arm function should be able to explain the now well-characterized disorders that occur during cerebellar dysfunction in fast arm movements made at single joints. Contrary to claims in Smith's target article, cocontraction is not one of these disorders. Although loss of the joint stiffness function proposed by Smith is consistent with some findings, it does not explain all of these disorders, and therefore gives only a limited view of cerebellar function, [SMITH]