"Adjacent cortical areas are known to reutilize some or all of the somatotopic space in the cortex" - like how people will be able to "feel" tacticle input that occurs on one part of their body on the phantom limb, when the tactile input occurs on a corresponding cortical area adjacent to the now stimulus-deprived cortical area representing the missing limb
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Tom @ Nov 15th 2006 12:15AM
very true.
"Adjacent cortical areas are known to reutilize some or all of the somatotopic space in the cortex" - like how people will be able to "feel" tacticle input that occurs on one part of their body on the phantom limb, when the tactile input occurs on a corresponding cortical area adjacent to the now stimulus-deprived cortical area representing the missing limb
ah yes, neuropsychology.