In the somatosensory area-I of the cerebral cortex, which of the following statements is true?
1) The body is represented in a distorted manner, with the face and hands having a disproportionately larger representation than the rest of the body.
2) The body is represented in a manner proportional to its size, with no distortion in the representation of different body parts.
3) The body is represented in a reversed order, with the feet at the top and the face at the bottom of the postcentral gyrus.
4) Each side of the cortex receives sensory information from the same side of the body.
π Explanation:
Answer: 1) The body is represented in a distorted manner in the somatosensory area-I, with the face and hands having a disproportionately larger representation due to their higher innervation density.