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Cortical Mapping
Wilder Penfield maps the human motor and sensory homunculus through direct brain stimulation.
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Wilder Penfield's Montreal Procedure mapped the human brain through direct electrical stimulation during epilepsy surgery. His motor and sensory homunculus diagrams — distorted body maps on the cortex — remain iconic representations of cortical organization and functional localization.
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Homunculus
Cortical mapping
Videos
2-Minute Neuroscience: Somatosensory Cortex
Neuroscientifically Challenged
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