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phantom limb  

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  • Healthy, wide awake, and sober, we rarely ever see things, hear voices, or smell odors without a corresponding stimulus. Quite different is the situation after the loss of a limb. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Phantom Limb]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/phantom_limb

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