Cortical activation during RZ and non-RZ stimulation in SCI subjects.
(A) Coronal oblique sections through the PoCG in Subject
2. (Left) During stimulation of a non-RZ region on the
right forearm, activation was observed in the central PoCG but not in
the medial PoCG. Green boxes demarcate activated regions within the
PoCG. (Right) During stimulation of the RZ region on the
right forearm, the subject perceived contact on the forearm and on the
ipsilateral chest, and activation was observed in the medial and
central PoCG. (B) (Left) During
stimulation on a non-RZ region on the left forearm, activation was
observed in the central PoCG but not in the medial PoCG.
(Right) During stimulation on the RZ region on the left
forearm, activation was observed in the central PoCG, and on the border
and within the medial PoCG. (C) Axial sections through
the PoCG in three SCI subjects. (Left) In Subject 2,
stimulation of the right forearm non-RZ region evoked activity (blue
dot) in the hand area of the PoCG, the region posterior to the
convexity of the central sulcus. Stimulation of the right forearm RZ
evoked activity in the hand area, and in a more medial region (orange
dots). Yellow lines indicate the central sulcus. (Center
and Right) Activation during stimulation of non-RZ
forearm regions in Subject 3 (T3-T4 level SCI; center frame), and in
Subject 4 (T7-T8 level SCI; right frame) was localized to the hand area
of the PoCG (blue dots).