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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

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

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

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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