What Does the Homunculus Do
The Sensory homunculusWhy Are the Hands So Big in the Motor Homunculus? in the Somatosensory Homunculus (Left), That’s Because Your Fingers Receive So Much...
The sensory homunculus
Why are the hands so big in the motor homunculus?
In the somatosensory homunculus (left), that’s because your fingers receive so much sensory data as they touch the world around you. In the motor homunculus (right), the fingers are even larger because of the complex range of motion involved in activities like typing or grasping an object.
How is homunculus organized?
The topographical representation of the homunculus is arranged in an anatomical fashion and represents the contralateral side. This means that the primary cortex in the right cerebral hemisphere represents motor activity on the left side of the body and vice-versa.
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