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This process can create atypical circuits when functional inputs are favored over compromised ones. Yet, it is often unclear whether such atypical circuits are maladaptive or promote functional resilience. We investigated this using the olivocerebellar climbing fiber circuit, where multiple inputs compete to mono-innervate Purkinje cells. We found that eliminating neurotransmission from \u223c50% of olivocerebellar neurons reduced climbing fibers\u2019 competitiveness during input selection and decreased survival of parental inferior olive neurons. Conversely, functional climbing fibers expanded their innervation territory. Despite these atypical circuits, climbing-fiber-dependent motor control was only minimally affected and social behaviors were fully preserved. 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