Frontal and parietal contributions to the modulation of somatosensory cortex by relevance and modality

Afferent somatosensory inputs ascend from the periphery to the cortex carrying information about touch that is critical for planning motor responses. At the cortical level, this information is subject to modulation from its earliest arrival in somatosensory cortex where factors such as task-relevanc...

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Main Author: Dionne, Jennifer Kathleen
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5755