homunculus
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Why would there be this separate fundamentally different profile of brain connections right in the middle of this section of motor cortex if there was only a single integral homunculus?
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
This and other research began to nudge us toward the conclusion that, after 90 years, the homunculus model of the homunculus was ready for retirement.
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
As part of our quest, we became aware of contradictory findings in macaques and other nonhuman primates, which had not at the time sufficed to challenge the homunculus metaphor.
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
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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