Abstract

Microelectrode mapping experiments indicate that the classical primary somatosensory cortex of monkeys consists of as many as four separate body representations rather than just one. Two complete body surface representations occupy cortical fields 3b and 1. In addition, area 2 contains an orderly representation of predominantly "deep" body tissues. Area 3a may constitute a fourth representation.

Keywords

Somatosensory systemBody surfaceRepresentation (politics)NeuroscienceCortex (anatomy)BiologyAnatomyCommunicationPsychologyMathematicsGeometry

MeSH Terms

AnimalsBrain MappingEvoked PotentialsHaplorhiniSomatosensory Cortex

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Publication Info

Year
1979
Type
article
Volume
204
Issue
4392
Pages
521-523
Citations
721
Access
Closed

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Jon H. Kaas, Randall J. Nelson, Mriganka Sur et al. (1979). Multiple Representations of the Body Within the Primary Somatosensory Cortex of Primates. Science , 204 (4392) , 521-523. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.107591

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DOI
10.1126/science.107591
PMID
107591

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