Somatotopic organization of the second somatosensory area (SII) in the cerebral cortex of the mouse

Somatosensory Research
G E Carvell, D J Simons

Abstract

The somatotopic organization of the parietal cortex of barbiturate-anesthetized, adult mice was studied using tungsten microelectrodes. A complete representation of the contralateral face and body occupying approximately 4.0-4.5 mm2 was found immediately posterior and lateral to the representation of the face in the first somatosensory area (SI). Within this second somatosensory area (SII), the following findings were made: A relatively large region is devoted to representations of the paws and face, especially the sinus hairs associated with the anterior upper lip and mystacial vibrissae. Receptive fields on these body regions are among the smallest found in SII, though larger than corresponding receptive fields in SI. In particular, vibrissae receptive fields always include at least several adjacent whiskers, and paw receptive fields always include at least two adjacent digits. In regions representing proximal body parts, receptive fields are considerably larger, may include both contralateral and ipsilateral limb or trunk surfaces, and sometimes include the entire body and face. Responses to both somatosensory and auditory stimulation were consistently found in the body (i.e., trunk and limb) representation, but rarely found...Continue Reading

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