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10574549

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
The topographic organization of the primary somatosensory cortex adapts to alterations of afferent input. Here, electric source imaging was used to show that spatial attention modifies cortical somatosensory representations in humans. The cortical representation of the electrically stimulated digit 2 (resp. digits 2 and 3) of the right hand was more medial along the somatosensory area 3b in subjects who focused attention on digit 4 of the right hand, while it was more lateral when subjects attended digit 4 of the contralateral hand. This effect was very fast since the direction of attention was changed every 6 min. The results indicate that cortical somatosensory representations not only depend on afferent input but vary when spatial attention is directed towards different parts of the body.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0959-4965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3137-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Spatial attention modulates the cortical somatosensory representation of the digits in humans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't