title: Somatotopic organization of the second somatosensory cortical area after lesions of the primary somatosensory area in infant and adult cats.
abstract: The somatotopic organization of the second somatosensory cortical area (SII) and receptive fields of multineuron responses to cutaneous stimulation were studied in cats 6-16 months after lesions of the forelimb representation in the primary somatosensory area (SI) at 4 days, 4 weeks of age or in adults. No change was detected in SII. The results contrast with findings of alterations in SII of macaque monkeys following similar ablations of SI.
authors: Department of Anatomy-Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Burton
authors: K D
authors: KD
authors: Alloway
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002415:Cats; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005552:Forelimb / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology*