A little man of some importance

2017/10/14 by Marco Catani · 28 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Neurological disorders and treatments #Neurology and Historical Studies #Motor Control and Adaptation

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/brain/awx270

Abstract

Eighty years ago, Penfield and Boldrey introduced the homunculus in a paper published in Brain. In a reappraisal of the iconic aide-mémoire, Marco Catani reanalyses the original data, and argues that through its extended network the homunculus holds the key to the precise coding that results in coordinated activation of peripheral muscles.

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