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homunculus

[huh-muhng-kyuh-luhs, hoh-] / həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ- /




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In my first neuroscience course at Columbia University, I learned about the homunculus.

From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023

Later three-dimensional representations of the homunculus depict it as a grotesque, hairless goblin with enormous lips, hands and feet.

From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023

A seemingly absurd pattern popped out in the imaging that showed three interconnected and previously undocumented areas right in the homunculus section of the motor cortex.

From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023

The homunculus likely lived to the age of 90 because everyone loves a good story.

From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023

And they think that this person is their special human mind, which is called a homunculus, which means a little man.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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