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Functional mapping of the human somatosensory cortex with echo-planar MRI

K Sakai1, E Watanabe, Y Onodera

  • 1Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Summary

Researchers mapped the human somatosensory cortex using echo-planar imaging. Distinct brain regions responded to stimulation of the toes, fingertips, and tongue tip, revealing somatotopic organization.

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