Understanding the miniature map of your body in the brain - PsyPost

For example, your face and hands take up a disproportionately large amount of space compared to your back or stomach.

You can find the homunculus in the somatosensory cortex, part of the brain responsible for processing and interpreting sensory information from the body.

Years of research and experiments on animals and humans, culminated in 1937 when Wilder Penfield and Edwin Boldrey published their findings after operating on awake patients under local anesthesia.

By understanding the role of the homunculus in these conditions, researchers can gain important insights into the functioning of the human brain.

As our understanding of the brain continues to evolve, the homunculus will likely remain an important tool in the study of neuroscience for years to come.

My aim for this week is to spark your curiosity, share valuable knowledge, inspire, and raise awareness about factors that can impact our brain health.