The Four Lobes · Brain
Body parts get cortex in proportion to sensitivity, not size.
There's a map of your body laid out across a strip of your cortex — but it's wildly out of proportion. Your lips and hands take up enormous territory. Your back, which is far larger, gets almost none.
There's more: body parts get cortex in proportion to sensitivity, not size. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.
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