Somatosensory evoked cerebral magnetic fields from SI and SII in man.

We have recorded cerebral magnetic fields elicited by electrical stimulation of median and peroneal nerves. Field mapping indicates that the deflections at 30-80 and 150-180 msec are due to activity at SI. Additional activity at 90-125 msec is generated at SII, on the superior bank of the sylvian fissure. At SI, the source locations are in agreement with the known somatotopy. Only contralateral stimuli evoke responses at SI, whereas both ipsi- and contralateral stimuli elicit responses at SII.

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