Furthermore, although SII is thought to be crudely organized in a body map-like fashion, its processing is modulated by posture in monkeys [17].
Similarly, in humans event-related potentials in response to touch, thought to originate from SII, systematically vary with changes in body posture [11]. Interestingly, VIP projects to SII [18]; postural influences may therefore be relayed to SII after having been remapped in VIP.