Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex
Berman H, Kim K, Talati A, Hirsch J. Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex. Neuroreport 1998, 9: 4179-4187. PMID: 9926870, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199812210-00033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman primary sensorimotor cortexPrimary sensorimotor cortexPrimary somatosensory cortexPrimary sensory cortexRight-handed subjectsFoot stimulationSensorimotor cortexSomatosensory cortexNociceptive stimuliSensory cortexSomatotopic mappingCortical activityPenfield's homunculusCold sensationRight handCortexSensory processingTactile stimuliThermal modalitiesFootActivated regionsSensationStimuliBody parts