Spatiotemporal encoding of touch signals in the human somatosensory and motor cortices
Michela Cattabriga, Ali H. Alamri, Taylor G. Hobbs, Alexandriya MX Emonds, Anton R. Sobinov, Robert A. Gaunt, Charles M. Greenspon, Giacomo Valle
This study maps neural responses to touch in human somatosensory and motor cortices, revealing somatotopic activation in motor cortex during passive touch and limited vicarious encoding during observation.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience