• DOI:10.1002/cne.902240408
Corpus ID: 749878

Somatosensory cortical map changes following digit amputation in adult monkeys.

@article{Merzenich1984SomatosensoryCM,
  title={Somatosensory cortical map changes following digit amputation in adult monkeys.},
  author={M. Merzenich and R. Nelson and M. Stryker and M. Cynader and A. Schoppmann and John M. Zook},
  journal={The Journal of comparative neurology},
  year={1984},
  volume={224 4},
  pages={
          591-605
        }
}

M. Merzenich, R. Nelson, +3 authors John M. Zook

Published 1984

Biology, Medicine

The Journal of comparative neurology

The cortical representations of the hand in area 3b in adult owl monkeys were defined with use of microelectrode mapping techniques 2-8 months after surgical amputation of digit 3, or of both digits 2 and 3. [...] Key Method Digital nerves were tied to prevent their regeneration within the amputation stump. Successive maps were derived in several monkeys to determine the nature of changes in map organization in the same individuals over time. In all monkeys studied, the representations of adjacent digits and…Expand Abstract

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