Homunculus
Description
What would a man's body look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the brain concerned with its sensory perception? Or, the area concerned with body movement? Sensory and motor homunculus (latin for little human) are rather different in proportion to how we actually look.
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1 min
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Date of Publication
2011
Database
Alexander Street
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