The sensory cortical representation of the human penis: Revisiting somatotopy in the male homunculus

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Beitragende

  • Christian A. Kell - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Katharina Von Kriegstein - , Brain Imaging Center (BIC), Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Alexander Rösler - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Andreas Kleinschmidt - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Helmut Laufs - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)

Abstract

Pioneering mapping studies of the human cortex have established the notion of somatotopy in sensory representation, which transpired into Penfield and Rasmussen's famous sensory homunculus diagram. However, regarding the primary cortical representation of the genitals, classical and modern findings appear to be at odds with the principle of somatotopy, often assigning it to the cortex on the mesial wall. Using functional neuroimaging, we established a mediolateral sequence of somatosensory foot, penis, and lower abdominal wall representation on the contralateral postcentral gyrus in primary sensory cortex and a bilateral secondary somatosensory representation in the parietal operculum.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)5984-5987
Seitenumfang4
FachzeitschriftJournal of Neuroscience
Jahrgang25
Ausgabenummer25
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 22 Juli 2005
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 15976087
ORCID /0000-0001-7989-5860/work/142244415

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Brain, Functional, Genital, MRI, Postcentral gyrus, Primary sensory, Secondary sensory, Sequence, Somatosensory

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