Contractile movements arise, sometimes at the instigation of external stimuli but sometimes also in the absence of any apparent external influence. (Wilhelm Wundt)

Contractile movements arise, sometimes at the instigation of external stimuli but sometimes also in the absence of any apparent external influence.

Wilhelm Wundt

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