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homunculus

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




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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

Motor homunculus regions were thought to only be linked to each other across the brain’s hemispheres, the left hand with the right hand, and the left foot with the right foot.

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

In my first neuroscience course at Columbia University, I learned about the homunculus.

From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023

And they think that computers don’t have this homunculus.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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