Functional Mapping of the Human Somatose
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Kuniyoshi Sakai; Eiju Watanabe; Yukari Onodera; Hiroyuki Itagaki; Etsuji Yamamot
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The somatotopical organization of the human somatosensory cortex was analyzed with echo-planar imaging at 1.5 Tesla, utilizing deoxyhemoglobin as an endogenous contrast medium. Scrubbing stimulation at a frequency of 3 Hz was applied to one of three cutaneous areas: toes, fingertips, and tongue tip.