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... signal ) ; ( 4 ) unilateral or bilat- eral signals ( e.g. , some visual channels carry signals from only one eye , while others carry signals from both . This dual signal improves sight in various ways , one of which is to make possible ...
... signal ) ; ( 4 ) unilateral or bilat- eral signals ( e.g. , some visual channels carry signals from only one eye , while others carry signals from both . This dual signal improves sight in various ways , one of which is to make possible ...
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... signals or measure the magnitudes of inputs from various sources . Spinal motor nuclei , for example , transmit to muscles a signal integrated from the great number of impulses for which they form the " final common path . " 308 This ...
... signals or measure the magnitudes of inputs from various sources . Spinal motor nuclei , for example , transmit to muscles a signal integrated from the great number of impulses for which they form the " final common path . " 308 This ...
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... signals from the pyramidal or corticospinal tract are integrated with signals from muscle and tendon receptor components of the internal transducer and probably also from input transducer components . The signal resulting from this ...
... signals from the pyramidal or corticospinal tract are integrated with signals from muscle and tendon receptor components of the internal transducer and probably also from input transducer components . The signal resulting from this ...
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