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Higher motor commands originate in all the following centers, except :-a- cerebral cortexb- thalamusc- caudate nucleusd- cerebellum

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Higher motor commands originate in all the following centers, except :-
a- cerebral cortex
b- thalamus
c- caudate nucleus
d- cerebellum

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