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Cerebral Cortex: A Sensorimotor Amalgam in the Marsupialia

1963; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 141; Issue: 3582 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.141.3582.730

1095-9203

Richard A. Lende,

Evolution and Paleontology Studies

In the cerebral cortex of the opossum and the wallaby there Is a complete and coincident overlap of the sensory and the motor representations of the body. Within this sensorimotor area It is not possible to draw the line which in other mammals separates a primarily sensory area from a primarily motor area.