The figure shown is a homunculus of the star-nosed mole. The star- nosed mole has 22 fleshy appendages around its nose called vibrissae. A single vibrissae can give the animal information about texture and location of objects its surroundings. Which of the following statements are incorrect? * (A) Cortical magnification in star-nosed mole Dorsal Anatomical proportions 11 11 Mouth Ventral Proportion of cortex devoted to body regions This homunculus depicts that vibrissae take up a huge proportion of association and motor cortex. The larger the cortical area involved, the more sensitive the body region is. There is a high proportion of peripheral sensory neurons in the whiskers of rats and cats. Smaller receptive fields on the skin will give a larger two-point discrimination distance.

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The figure shown is a homunculus of the star-nosed mole. The star-
nosed mole has 22 fleshy appendages around its nose called vibrissae. A
single vibrissae can give the animal information about texture and location
of objects its surroundings. Which of the following statements are
incorrect? *
(A) Cortical magnification in star-nosed mole
Dorsal
Anatomical
proportions
11
11
Mouth
Ventral
Proportion of cortex
devoted to body regions
This homunculus depicts that vibrissae take up a huge proportion of association and
motor cortex.
The larger the cortical area involved, the more sensitive the body region is.
There is a high proportion of peripheral sensory neurons in the whiskers of rats and
cats.
Smaller receptive fields on the skin will give a larger two-point discrimination
distance.
Transcribed Image Text:The figure shown is a homunculus of the star-nosed mole. The star- nosed mole has 22 fleshy appendages around its nose called vibrissae. A single vibrissae can give the animal information about texture and location of objects its surroundings. Which of the following statements are incorrect? * (A) Cortical magnification in star-nosed mole Dorsal Anatomical proportions 11 11 Mouth Ventral Proportion of cortex devoted to body regions This homunculus depicts that vibrissae take up a huge proportion of association and motor cortex. The larger the cortical area involved, the more sensitive the body region is. There is a high proportion of peripheral sensory neurons in the whiskers of rats and cats. Smaller receptive fields on the skin will give a larger two-point discrimination distance.
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