homunculus

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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

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

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

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

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

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton