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... ( brain and spinal cord ) . Responses to cooling the tongue have been recorded from single nerve cells ( neu- rons ) of the brain's thalamus in monkeys . In addition to a few brain neurons that are excited both by mechani- cal stimulation ...
... ( brain and spinal cord ) . Responses to cooling the tongue have been recorded from single nerve cells ( neu- rons ) of the brain's thalamus in monkeys . In addition to a few brain neurons that are excited both by mechani- cal stimulation ...
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... brain only . With cutaneous ( skin ) sensation there is a complete crossing - over of the sensory pathway ; thus , information from the right half of the body , and the right visual field , is all conveyed to the left - hand part of the ...
... brain only . With cutaneous ( skin ) sensation there is a complete crossing - over of the sensory pathway ; thus , information from the right half of the body , and the right visual field , is all conveyed to the left - hand part of the ...
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... brain layer and in the brain layers beneath the cortex ) . Microelectrode studies , on the other hand , have revealed high rates of discharge during sleep from many neurons in the motor and visual areas of the cortex , and thus it seems ...
... brain layer and in the brain layers beneath the cortex ) . Microelectrode studies , on the other hand , have revealed high rates of discharge during sleep from many neurons in the motor and visual areas of the cortex , and thus it seems ...
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