homunculus
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What was this distinct brain network right in the middle of the homunculus?
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
In my first neuroscience course at Columbia University, I learned about the homunculus.
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
But when we moved up or down this brain section that makes up the homunculus, we were in for a surprise.
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
The theory was so seductive—so artfully vivid—that even the invention of the microscope was unable to deal the expected fatal blow to the homunculus.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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