cortical homunculus
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distorted model of the human body based on areas and proportions of the brain dedicated to motor or sensory functions for different body parts
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Within Vinony's link graph, cortical homunculus is referenced by 53 other articles, and connects out to Latin, International Standard Book Number and human body.
Vinony files it under Cerebrum, Sensory systems and Thought experiments.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mapping
- Named after
- homunculus
- Image
- Sensory Homunculus-en.svg
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- different from
- homunculus
- Commons category
- Cortical homunculus
- has characteristic
- magnification
- characteristic of
- primary somatosensory cortex
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human body
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spinal cord
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PubMed
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human brain
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thalamus
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brain stem
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cerebral cortex
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somatosensory system
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Natural History Museum
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frontal lobe
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parietal lobe
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Semantic Scholar
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homunculus
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functional magnetic resonance imaging
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sexual stimulation
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