Physiology Nervous System af568251 Ablation of the "somatosensory area V of the cerebral cortex leads to: A Total loss of pain sensation B Total loss of touch sensation C Loss of tactile localization but not of two point dis- crimination D Loss of tactile localization and two point discrimination High-Yield Explanation (D) Loss of tactile localization and two point discrimination > Thus, perception is possible in the absence of the cortex