The topographic map of the somatic sensory cortex is an upside down half homunculus representing the opposite side of the body.

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The somatic sensory cortex is organized as a sensory homunculus, which is an upside-down representation of the body, with the feet at the top and the face at the bottom, and it represents the opposite side of the body due to the crossing of sensory pathways.

The Topographic Map of the Somatic Sensory Cortex Is an Upside