This refers to the neural signals sent to the body from the brain that tells the muscles to move- there is evidence that signals sent to one side of the body (even when the brain intends to only move that side) that some level of signal is also sent to the other side as well. This signal being sent to the opposite side of the body is known as crossover.
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