Following arm amputation the region that represented the missing hand in primary
somatosensory cortex (S1) becomes deprived of its primary input, resulting in changed …

The cerebral cortex in mammals contains a mosaic of cortical areas that differ in function,
architecture, connectivity, and/or topographic organization. A combination of local …

Motor planning plays a critical role in producing fast and accurate movement. Yet, the neural
processes that occur in human primary motor and somatosensory cortex during planning …

A key question in neuroscience is how cortical organisation relates to experience.
Previously we showed that amputees experiencing highly vivid phantom sensations …

This work reviews recent advances in technologies for functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) of the human brain and highlights the push for higher functional specificity …

To what degree mental imagery (MI) bears on the same neuronal processes as perception
has been a central question in the neurophysiological study of imagery. Sensory-recruitment …

Previous studies showed reorganised and/or altered activity in the primary sensorimotor
cortex after a spinal cord injury (SCI), suggested to reflect abnormal processing. However …

Somatosensation is fundamental to our ability to sense our body and interact with the world.
Our body is continuously sampling the environment using a variety of receptors tuned to …

Scientists traditionally use passive stimulation to examine the organisation of primary
somatosensory cortex (SI). However, given the close, bidirectional relationship between the …

Electrophysiological studies in monkeys show that finger amputation triggers local
remap** within the deprived primary somatosensory cortex (S1). Human neuroimaging …