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homunculus

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




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Overall, our findings mean that the homunculus wears no clothes.

From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023

If that were the case, it implied that maybe, just maybe, the classic “little man” figure of the homunculus needed to be redrawn.

From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023

What was this distinct brain network right in the middle of the homunculus?

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

In return, Pierre reported on the manufacture of a homunculus in a glass vial.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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