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Wilder Penfield · Cortical maps from the operating room — the sensory homunculus.

Reviewed 2026-08·Sources & research·Methodology·Media credits

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Wilder Penfield sits at the centre of cortical stimulation maps — a theme that spans molecules, circuits, behaviour and clinic.

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Sources & research

  1. The cerebral cortex of manPenfield W; Rasmussen T · 1950 · Macmillan
  2. Somatotopic organization of the primary motor cortexSchott GD · 1993 · Journal of NeurologyDOI

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