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There is a very old law of biology which states essentially that a sense organ
sends only one kind of message to the brain regardless of the kind of stimulus it
receives. Thus, a punch in the eye sends the same message as a flash of light.
There is a very old law of biology which states essentially that a sense organ
sends only one kind of message to the brain regardless of the kind of stimulus it
receives. Thus, a punch in the eye sends the same message as a flash of light.
Page 33
Even if the sense organ is no longer there, only the stump of its 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 ...
Even if the sense organ is no longer there, only the stump of its 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 ...
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Sometimes adaptation occurs in the sense organ itself as in this case; sometimes
it occurs at different levels in the brain; sometimes both are combined. After you
are dressed in the morning you are no longer conscious of the feel of clothing ...
Sometimes adaptation occurs in the sense organ itself as in this case; sometimes
it occurs at different levels in the brain; sometimes both are combined. After you
are dressed in the morning you are no longer conscious of the feel of clothing ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | To know a fly |
| Illustrated by | Vincent Gaston Dethier |
| Publisher | Holden-Day, 1962 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2011 |
| Length | 119 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Biological research Biology Flies Insects Nature / Insects & Spiders Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology |
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