ReviewFrontiers in neuroanatomy2022
Somatotopic Mapping of the Fingers in the Somatosensory Cortex Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Review of Literature.
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- The neural correlates of texture perception: A systematic review and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies.Brain and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Orbitofrontal-sensory cortical interactions in learning and adaptive decision-making.Trends in cognitive sciences · 2026Review
- Improved Somatotopic Consistency of EEG Source Localization Using a Personalized Segmentation-Free Head Model.Brain topography · 2026Article
- Dynamic thumb localization and its adaptation: quantification with a novel robotic task.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- Ipsilateral stimulation shows somatotopy of thumb and shoulder auricular points on the left primary somatosensory cortex using high-density fNIRS.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Hypo-connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex in Parkinson's disease: a resting-state functional MRI study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Modeling 2D spatio-tactile population receptive fields of the fingertip in human primary somatosensory cortex.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
Multiple studies have demonstrated finger somatotopy in humans and other primates using a variety of brain mapping techniques including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Here, we review the literature to better understand the reliability of fMRI for mapping the somatosensory cortex. We have chosen to focus on the hand and fingers as these areas have the largest representation and have been the subject of the largest number of somatotopic mapping experiments. Regardless of the methods used, individual finger somatosensory maps were found to be organized across Brodmann areas (BAs) 3b, 1, and 2 in lateral-to-medial and inferior-to-superior fashion moving from the thumb to the pinky. However, some consistent discrepancies are found that depend principally on the method used to stimulate the hand and fingers. Therefore, we suggest that a comparative analysis of different types of stimulation be performed to address the differences described in this review.
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