What is the term for the mapping of different parts of the motor and sensory cortex to different parts of the body?
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The question is asking for a specific term used in neuroscience that describes how different areas of the motor and sensory cortex correspond to various regions of the body.
Answer
Cortical homunculus
The term for the mapping of different parts of the motor and sensory cortex to different parts of the body is 'cortical homunculus'.
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The term for the mapping of different parts of the motor and sensory cortex to different parts of the body is 'cortical homunculus'.
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A cortical homunculus is a distorted representation of the human body, illustrating the neurological map of different areas of the brain associated with motor and sensory functions corresponding to various body parts.
Sources
- Cortical homunculus - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
- Brain Maps – The Sensory Homunculus - BrainFacts - brainfacts.org
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