Cortical homunculus
（重定向自Motor homunculus）
![A cortical sensory homunculus](/Images/godic/202501/28/1421_Sensory_Homunculus5616.jpg")
![The idea of the cortical homunculus was created by Wilder Penfield.](/Images/godic/202501/28/Sensory_Homunculus5616.png")
A cortical homunculus is a physical representation of the human body, located within the brain. A cortical homunculus is a neurological "map" of the anatomical divisions of the body. There are two types of cortical homunculus; sensory and motor.