Somatosensory cortex

Somatosensory cortex

A brain region that processes information coming from the muscles, joints, and skin.

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somatosensory cortex

Biology; Neuroscience

The region of the cerebral cortex concerned with processing sensory information from the body surface, subcutaneous tissues, muscles, and joints. Located primarily in the ...

somatosensory cortex

Psychology; General psychology

The region of the parietal lobes that processes sensory input from various body areas.

somatosensory cortex

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A brain region that processes information coming from the muscles, joints, and skin.

somatosensory cortex

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.

somatosensory cortex

Biology; Biochemistry; Molecular biology

The area of the cerebral cortex of the brain to which the sensory signals are sent. The somatic senses include vision, hearing, taste, smell and equilibrium.

somatosensory cortex

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An area of the sensory cortex in the parietal lobes that receives messages of touch, temperature, and certain other bodily sensations.

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A brain structure that lies between the brain stem and the cortex and acts as a relay to the cortex for almost all sensory inputs and other kinds of information.

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