Finally, when Head was able to distinguish between different temperatures and sensations below the threshold, and when he could recognise when two compass points were applied simultaneously to the skin, Head's arm began to enter the second stage of recovery. They named this stage the "epicritic", from the Greek epikritikos, meaning "determinative".
Finally when Head was able to distinguish between different temperatures and sensations below the threshold and when he could recognise when two compass points were applied simultaneously to the skin Head's arm began to enter the second stage of recovery They named this stage the "epicritic" from the Greek epikritikos meaning "determinative"