In Figure 10.26 In the text cerebellar modulation of the VOR is demonstrated by having monkeys respond with head movements to visual stimulus in the presence or absence of magnifying lenses. Using lidocaine, they found that the VOR gain in the presence of magnifying glasses depended on action potentials in the vestibullocerebellum. What additional experiment would be best to provide even more detailed evidence of how the cerebellum modifies the VOR?

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Infusing the vestibullocerebellum with a GABA receptor inhibitor would directly affect the cerebellar neurons' inhibitory signaling, providing detailed evidence of how the cerebellum modifies the VOR by altering the balance of excitation and inhibition within the cerebellar circuits involved in VOR adaptation.