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Q: Assuming this comical situation was factually accurate, what Cortical Region of the brain would these doctors be stimulating? Adapted from outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/teachers/Summer05/.../Human_brain.ppt.

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1 Q: Assuming this comical situation was factually accurate, what Cortical Region of the brain would these doctors be stimulating? Adapted from outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/teachers/Summer05/.../Human_brain.ppt

2 A. Primary Motor Cortex/ Pre-central Gyrus
Cortical Regions K. Primary Somatosensory Cortex/ Postcentral Gyrus A. Primary Motor Cortex/ Pre-central Gyrus K. A. .

3 A. (groove) A. Central Sulcus Lobes and Structures of the Brain
B. Frontal Lobe C. Temporal Lobe A. (groove) E B. D. Occipital Lobe D. E Parietal Lobe C. (

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5 Take a Coronal Section of the Cerebral Cortex
through the Central Sulcus region Cerebral Cortex

6 * Note: Homunculus literally means “little person”
Q: What is meant by depicting these body parts in such outrageous proportions?

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8 Primary Motor Cortex Motor Homunculus


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