Almost at Age 90, the Penfield’s Homunculus can Finally Retire...

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https://doi.org/10.46531/sinapse/ED/230051/2023

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Brain Mapping, Cognition, Motor Cortex

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2023-07-18

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Grunho M. Almost at Age 90, the Penfield’s Homunculus can Finally Retire. Sinapse [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 18 [cited 2024 Jul. 15];23(2):73-4. Available from: https://sinapse.pt/index.php/journal/article/view/19

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