Ablation of the “somatosensory area V of the cerebral cortex leads to:

A. Total loss of pain sensation

B. Total loss of touch sensation

C. Loss of tactile localization but not of two point dis- crimination

D. Loss of tactile localization and two point discrimination

Correct Answer: Loss of tactile localization and two point discrimination

Description: (D) Loss of tactile localization and two point discrimination > Thus, perception is possible in the absence of the cortex

Category: Physiology

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