nerve-cell
n=1
a: Nerve-cell ~
b: tiny octopus
What: "Thus it appears to-day that the nerve-cell is like a tiny octopus. Like this animal it has a body whereby it attends to the process of digestion and assimilation."The Journal of Mental Science, Volume 44
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Feb 22 2014 8:45 PM
# 5037 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.