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... nerve , the brain interprets any activity in the nerve as having come from the sense organ . A person who has lost a leg may complain of a pain in his toe . To him the sensation from his phantom limb is overwhelm- ingly real . The brain ...
... nerve , the brain interprets any activity in the nerve as having come from the sense organ . A person who has lost a leg may complain of a pain in his toe . To him the sensation from his phantom limb is overwhelm- ingly real . The brain ...
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... nerve cell in the hair has become adapted . Before it recovers , place a drop of water on the hair . Im- mediately , the hair , which was made insensitive to bending , responds to water . Again continue applying water until adaptation ...
... nerve cell in the hair has become adapted . Before it recovers , place a drop of water on the hair . Im- mediately , the hair , which was made insensitive to bending , responds to water . Again continue applying water until adaptation ...
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... nerve from the brain to all parts of the gut . It is too small and transparent to be seen in the living fly , but it is there . Reach gently under the heart and grasp the empty space where the nerve ought to be . If you indeed have the ...
... nerve from the brain to all parts of the gut . It is too small and transparent to be seen in the living fly , but it is there . Reach gently under the heart and grasp the empty space where the nerve ought to be . If you indeed have the ...
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