外刊精读 81/ Science / 神经科学研究触觉恢复（难度高）

cortical皮质的

mapping 名词映射

pull the trigger 开枪

be the trigger for sth 是原因

trigger the brain's fear system 触发

variable 变量

stepwall

vary widely/considerably among/in

the time taken ro do was halved 做...时间减半

The infant mortality rate was halved in the space of 20 years.

be less prone to error 更易成功

Old people are more boredom-prone than youngsters.

injury-prone 易受伤的

such that =so that

equally 平等地，相同地

open up to sb 敞开心扉

raise doubts/fears/issues/laugh/an important challlenge

a huge body of

configure 动词配置

proprioception本体感受

progress in great leaps

uptake 利用，使用

be attributed to 因为

foreign异质的

ownership over sth.