RT Book, Section
A1 Berkowitz, Aaron L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1192637556
T1 The Motor and Somatosensory Pathways and Approach to Weakness and Sensory Loss
T2 Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259834400
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1192637556
RD 2024/10/07
AB The  cerebral  hemispheres  are  where  the  motor  pathways  originate,  and  where  the  somatosensory  pathways  terminate.  The  left  cerebral  hemisphere  controls  the  motor  functions  of  the  right  side  of  the  body,  and  the  right  cerebral  hemisphere  controls  the  motor  functions  of  the  left  side  of  the  body.  This  crossed  system  is  maintained  in  other  modalities  including  the  somatosensory  and  visual  pathways:  If  the  left  hemisphere  controls  the  right  side  of  the  body,  it  makes  sense  that  it  would  need  somatosensory  information  about  the  right  side  of  the  body  and  visual  information  about  the  right  side  of  the  world.