Modular Segregation of Functional Cell Classes within the Postcentral Somatosensory Cortex of Monkeys

The distribution of two functionally distinct cell types, presumably related to slowly and rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors in the skin, was explored within the representation of the glabrous hand in area 3b of the somatosensory cortex of monkeys. The two cell classes lie in relatively segregated a...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1981-05, Vol.212 (4498), p.1059-1061
Main Authors: Sur, Mriganka, Wall, John T., Kaas, Jon H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aotus trivirgatus
Cell separation
Electrodes
Fingers
Histograms
Macaca fascicularis
Magnets
Monkeys
Neurons
Neurons - cytology
Receptors
Skin - innervation
Somatosensory cortex
Somatosensory Cortex - cytology
Somatosensory Cortex - physiology
Visual cortex
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Summary:The distribution of two functionally distinct cell types, presumably related to slowly and rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors in the skin, was explored within the representation of the glabrous hand in area 3b of the somatosensory cortex of monkeys. The two cell classes lie in relatively segregated alternating anteroposterior bands within the middle layers of the cortex.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.7233199