The cerebral cortex of mammals primarily consists of a set of brain areas organized as topographic maps. These maps contain systematic two-dimensional representations of features relevant to sensory, motor, and/or associative processing, such as retinal position, sound frequency, line orientation, or sensory or motor motion direction. Understanding the development and function of topographic maps is crucial for understanding brain function, and will require integrating large-scale experimental imaging results with single-unit studies of individual neurons and their connections.
i think it just gives you a better understanding of what part of your brain does this or that stuff. like how the lobes are responsible for daily activities like walking, understanding things, the motor and sensory function, visual system (occipital lobe) and other stuff..
2007-03-05 18:36:49
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