Size of receptive fields
Varies across the body; inversely related to the size of the brain area
Deafferentation
Destruction of the Afferent nerves
Dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway
Receptive field > dermatome > dorsal root ganglion > spinal cord > caudal medulla (where the info decussates) > ventral posterior nucleus (VPN) of the thalamus > interior parietal cortex > postcentral gyrus > posterior parietal cortex