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Hierarchical information processing in the somatosensory cortex and tactile object recognition Miki Taoka 1 , Takashi Toda 1 1Department of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine Keyword: 中心後回体性感覚野 , 階層的情報処理 , 第二体性感覚野 , 単一神経活動記録 pp.239-248
Published Date 2004/4/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1431100198
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 Somatosensory information is integrated gradually and systematically in the postcentral gyrus. The receptive field size and response selectivity increase along the rostro-caudal axis. Furthermore, integration of information from both sides of the body and integration of somatosensory and visual information occur in the intraparietal region, the caudalmost of the gyrus. This hierarchical information processing was revealed by single-unit studies conducted in the hand region using awake monkeys. We investigated other regions of this gyrus, the oral/face, arm, trunk and hindlimb regions using the same technique. We found that the concept of the hierarchical information processing could be applied to the representations of these body parts. In the studies of the second somatosensory cortex(SⅡ)we found more complicated receptive fields(RFs)covering multiple body parts, such as those in the upper and lower limbs. In addition, more than a half of RFs covered both sides of the body. We found dense neural connections of SⅡhand region with cortical regions having higher motor function. In tactile object recognition, elaborate hand movement such as maintaining the contact of hand with the contour of the object is necessary to explore the object shape. SⅡhand region may convey somatosensory information essential for controlling the hand movements to higher motor cortices.

(Received:January 19, 2004)


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