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Terms vs Afference - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and afference

is that terms is while afference is (biology) the brain’s reception of signals from the body.

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    afference

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  • (biology) The brain’s reception of signals from the body.
  • * 1984 , (Oliver Sacks), “The Disembodied Lady”, chapter 3 in (The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat) (Reset 2007), page 53:
    • Christina had lost this normal inflow, this afference , had lost her normal proprioceptive vocal tone and posture, and therefore had to use her ears, auditory feedback, instead.

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