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Catttt Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
"that" (demonstrative or conjunction)
Is the highlighted "that " a "demonstrator like this, those, these" or a "conjunction like which"?
Context:
Artist Alexa Wright has undertaken an intriguing project with patients with Phantom Limb Syndrome, which occurs where people who have had amputations continue to experience sensations in the non-existent limb. Neurologists understand that sensations arise as a result of a dynamic plasticity in the brain which allows it to re-map bodily awareness, often very soon after the limb has been removed. Areas on the cortex which formerly received sensory input from the amputated limb continue to be activated from parts of the brain on adjacent areas of the cortex linked to parts of the body surface close to the amputated limb, so it feels as if the limb is still there, though not always in a normal state.
Context:
Artist Alexa Wright has undertaken an intriguing project with patients with Phantom Limb Syndrome, which occurs where people who have had amputations continue to experience sensations in the non-existent limb. Neurologists understand that sensations arise as a result of a dynamic plasticity in the brain which allows it to re-map bodily awareness, often very soon after the limb has been removed. Areas on the cortex which formerly received sensory input from the amputated limb continue to be activated from parts of the brain on adjacent areas of the cortex linked to parts of the body surface close to the amputated limb, so it feels as if the limb is still there, though not always in a normal state.
Top answer
Yes, I agree with you that it's a conjunction.
- Yes, I agree with you that it's a conjunction.
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Thus the sentence "sensations arise as a result of a dynamic plasticity in the brain" is referring to the general sensations that all of us have and not the certain sensations that the foregoing patients are suffering from. Yes?
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red apple "sensations arise as a result of a dynamic plasticity in the brain" is referring to the general sensations that all of usYes. Of course, sensations are not the same as the senses but I think you already understand that.
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hmm, so can I rewrite the intention of the author like this:
" Neurologists know that our sensations arise as a result of a dynamic plasticity in our brains which allows it to re-map our bodily awareness continually. Often the same process happens after a limb is removed from our body. But, we know that the areas on the cortex which receive sensory input from the amputated limb continue t
" Neurologists know that our sensations arise as a result of a dynamic plasticity in our brains which allows it to re-map our bodily awareness continually. Often the same process happens after a limb is removed from our body. But, we know that the areas on the cortex which receive sensory input from the amputated limb continue t
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red appleNeurologists know that our sensations arise as a result of a dynamic plasticity in our brains which allows it to re-map our bodily awareness continually. Often the same process happens after a limb is removed from our body.Not exactly. The original says that the re-mapping of our bodily awareness takes place (only) after a limb has been removed.
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