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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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A. Primary Motor Cortex/ Pre-central Gyrus
Cortical Regions K. Primary Somatosensory Cortex/ Postcentral Gyrus A. Primary Motor Cortex/ Pre-central Gyrus K. A. .
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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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Take a Coronal Section of the Cerebral Cortex
through the Central Sulcus region Cerebral Cortex
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* Note: Homunculus literally means “little person”
Q: What is meant by depicting these body parts in such outrageous proportions?
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Primary Motor Cortex Motor Homunculus
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