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Bilateral hand representation in the postcentral somatosensory cortex

Bilateral hand representation in the postcentral somatosensory cortex

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Bilateral hand representation in the postcentral somatosensory cortex

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Bilateral hand representation in the postcentral somatosensory cortex

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Nature (London), 1994-06, Vol.369 (6481), p.554-556

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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IN accordance with its important role in prehensile activity, a large cortical area is devoted to representation of the digits. Within this large cortical zone in the macaque somatosensory cortex, the complexity of neuronal receptive field characteristics increases from area 3b to areas 1 and 2 (refs 1–7). This increase in complexity continues into...

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Bilateral hand representation in the postcentral somatosensory cortex

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_76522725

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_76522725

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/369554a0

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