Why Do Fingers Occupy A Large Cortical Area Of The Homunculus?
Why Do Fingers Occupy A Large Cortical Area Of The Homunculus? Representation. Penfield referred to his creations as “grotesque creatures” due to their strange-looking proportions. For example, the sensory nerves arriving from the hands terminate over large areas of the brain, resulting in the hands of the homunculus being correspondingly large. Why do fingers occupy