cortical homunculus
distorted model of the human body based on areas and proportions of the brain dedicated to motor or sensory functions for different body parts
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cortical homunculus
Summary
cortical homunculus ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (896 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- cortical homunculus's image is recorded as Sensory Homunculus Figure (side view, black background).gif[2].
- cortical homunculus's image is recorded as Sensory Homunculus-en.svg[3].
- homunculus is named after cortical homunculus[4].
- Wilder Penfield is named after cortical homunculus[5].
- cortical homunculus's subclass of is recorded as model[6].
- cortical homunculus's subclass of is recorded as mapping[7].
- cortical homunculus's Commons category is recorded as Cortical homunculus[8].
- cortical homunculus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08rthy[9].
- cortical homunculus's has characteristic is recorded as distortion[10].
- cortical homunculus's has characteristic is recorded as magnification[11].
- cortical homunculus's different from is recorded as homunculus[12].
- cortical homunculus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777864705[13].
- cortical homunculus's characteristic of is recorded as primary motor cortex[14].
- cortical homunculus's characteristic of is recorded as primary somatosensory cortex[15].
Why It Matters
cortical homunculus ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (896 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]