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population vector

the mechanism used in the motor cortex to encode the direction of an intended movement. The activity in each neuron increases when the intended movement is close to its preferred direction. The direction of the intended movement is derived from the activity across the population of neurons.

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FACS

FACS

acronym for Facial Action Coding System.