SOMATOSENSORY AREA

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N., Pam M.S.
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It is an area of the cerebral cortex that can be mapped by evoked potentials to reveal corresponding points to the touch. also known as somatic sensory system.

SOMATOSENSORY AREA: "The somatosensory area is in the post central gyrus of the anterior parietal lobe."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SECONDARY SOMATOSENSORY AREA (S2)
  2. SENSORY AREA
  3. NEOCORTEX
  4. GRANULAR CORTEX
  5. SENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL
  6. CORTICAL CENTER
  7. PRIMARY CORTEX
  8. VERBAL ABILITY (V)
  9. SECONDARY SENSORY AREA
  10. CORTICAL MAP
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SOMATOSENSORY AREA," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/somatosensory-area/ (accessed July 3, 2020).
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