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Cortical Mapping

Wilder Penfield maps the human motor and sensory homunculus through direct brain stimulation.

Wilder Penfield

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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

Homunculus

Cortical mapping

Cortical mapping

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