Woodcut of eyes on a human figure, represented above each other and focused on an arrow at right; lines extend from the eyes to the mid and terminal points of the arrow; also shown is portion of the brain responsible for automatic response. Appeared in "T

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Woodcut of eyes on a human figure, represented above each other and focused on an arrow at right; lines extend from the eyes to the mid and terminal points of the arrow; also shown is portion of the brain responsible for automatic response. Appeared in "Tractatus de homine, et de formatione foetus" (1677) by Rene Descartes. The work shows the relationship between the sensory perception of an image and muscular action.

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