Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Homunculus

Homunculus--the "little man" once believed to inhabit the sperm cell, comprising the beginnings of a fetus. (Porter, Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine)

Alternatively, a homunculus is a "map of motor control...drawn on the cerebral cortex to show how the muscles are innervated from the cortex." (Weiss, Neurology for the Speech-Language Pathologist, p. 25)


2 comments:

  1. Ah Ah!!! I just read that part the other night, after having read it on your blog, and was thoroughly amused. What a concept! :)

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  2. Oooh, just found this comment. Um, yep! What a concept! (had to comment in turn, upon finding your comment).

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