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reafference

n. sensory signals that occur as a result of the movement of the sensory organ. For example, when the eye moves, the image of a stationary stimulus moves across the retina. This reafferent signal of motion is compared by the brain to that which would be expected as a result of the intended movement, and adjustments are made as necessary. Compare preafference. See also brain comparator; corollary discharge. —reafferent adj.

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