Little man inside us
The concept of ‘homunculus’ (“little man” in Greek) was mentioned in psychology and brain anatomy in 19th century, specifically in brain mapping to different body parts. The brain is connected by many sensory and motor neurones. Hence, our brain sees two different homunculi in us - the sensory and t...
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| author | Cheah, Pike See Tan, Niu Jin Mok, Pooi Ling Leong, Pui Yee Ling, King Hwa |
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| description | The concept of ‘homunculus’ (“little man” in Greek) was mentioned in psychology and brain anatomy in 19th century, specifically in brain mapping to different body parts. The brain is connected by many sensory and motor neurones. Hence, our brain sees two different homunculi in us - the sensory and the motor homunculus. Contrary to how we perceive ourselves, our brain could actually ‘see’ us as Gollum in Lord of the Rings. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-599942018-04-05T00:38:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59994/ Little man inside us Cheah, Pike See Tan, Niu Jin Mok, Pooi Ling Leong, Pui Yee Ling, King Hwa The concept of ‘homunculus’ (“little man” in Greek) was mentioned in psychology and brain anatomy in 19th century, specifically in brain mapping to different body parts. The brain is connected by many sensory and motor neurones. Hence, our brain sees two different homunculi in us - the sensory and the motor homunculus. Contrary to how we perceive ourselves, our brain could actually ‘see’ us as Gollum in Lord of the Rings. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59994/1/LITTLE%20MAN%20INSIDE%20US%20%2828-31%29.pdf Cheah, Pike See and Tan, Niu Jin and Mok, Pooi Ling and Leong, Pui Yee and Ling, King Hwa (2016) Little man inside us. In: Nature's Yield and Wonders of Art (NYAWA)16: Brain. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Serdang, Selangor, pp. 28-31. ISBN 9789679604153 |
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