Your fingertips are highly sensitive,yet geographically small areas of your body.You expect the area of the somatosensory cortex that receives afferent stimuli from them to be quite small as well.

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Despite their small size, the fingertips have a high concentration of sensory receptors, and therefore the area of the somatosensory cortex that receives afferent stimuli from them is actually relatively large.

Your Fingertips Are Highly Sensitive,yet Geographically Small Areas of Your