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Steinbach, M.J. (2003). Tendon End Organs Play an Important Role in Supplying Eye Position Information. In: Harris, L., Jenkin, M. (eds) Levels of Perception. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22673-7_14

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