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General Organization of the Somatosensory System
Homunculus
Image representing the cortical sensory homunculus. It shows how the anatomical portions of the body, such as the tongue, elbow, and hip, are mapped out on the homonculus. The surface area of cortex dedicated to a body part correlates with the amount of somatosensory input from that area.
This is an image representing the cortical sensory homunculus. It shows how the anatomical portions of the body, such as the tongue, elbow, and hip, are mapped out on the homonculus. The surface area of cortex dedicated to a body part correlates with the amount of somatosensory input from that area.
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