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Functional Mapping of the Human Somatosensory Cortex with Echo-Planar MRI

✍ Scribed by Kuniyoshi Sakai; Eiju Watanabe; Yukari Onodera; Hiroyuki Itagaki; Etsuji Yamamoto; Hideaki Koizumi; Yasushi Miyashita

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
867 KB
Volume
33
Category
Article
ISSN
0740-3194

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✦ Synopsis

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. Parasagittal echo-planar slices were obtained every 2 s. We found focal bands of increased signal intensity (4% on average) during the stimulation, with a rise time of 2-6 s. These activated bands were located on the contralateral postcentral gyrus. The cortical responses from the three stimulation sites were anatomically distinct and organized medially-to-laterally in the order of toes, fingertips, and tongue tip.

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