The somatosensory system is a subset of the sensory nervous system responsible for the perception of touch. Touch is a somatic sense in contrast to the...
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Receptive fields have been identified for the visual system, auditory system and somatosensory system. While debate exists among neurologists as to the specific...
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the primary somatosensory cortex is located in the postcentral gyrus of the brain's parietal lobe, and is part of the somatosensory system. It was initially...
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receptor cells, G proteins, ion channels, and effector enzymes. In the somatosensory system the sensory transduction mainly involves the conversion of the mechanical...
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functions of the digestive system. The somatic nervous system includes the sensory nervous system and the somatosensory system and consists of sensory nerves...
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33, 44, 45, 46, 47 Parietal lobe Cortex Primary somatosensory cortex (S1) Secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) Posterior parietal cortex Gyri Postcentral...
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Sense (category Sensory systems)
respective visual system (sense of vision), auditory system (sense of hearing), somatosensory system (sense of touch), olfactory system (sense of smell)...
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ISBN 978-0-12-370878-6. Tracey, David (2004). "25 - Somatosensory System". The Rat Nervous System (3rd ed.). Academic Press. pp. 797–815. doi:10...
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Postcentral gyrus (redirect from Somatosensory area)
parietal lobe of the human brain. It is the location of the primary somatosensory cortex, the main sensory receptive area for the sense of touch. Like...
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noninvasive means of assessing somatosensory system functioning. By combining SEP recordings at different levels of the somatosensory pathways, it is possible...
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Tactile discrimination (section Somatosensory system)
differentiate information through the sense of touch. The somatosensory system is the nervous system pathway that is responsible for this essential survival...
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Medial lemniscus (category Somatosensory system)
In neuroanatomy, the medial lemniscus (also known as Reil's band or Reil's ribbon (for German anatomist Johann Christian Reil) is a large ascending bundle...
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Receptive field (category Sensory systems)
have been identified for neurons of the auditory system, the somatosensory system, and the visual system. The term receptive field was first used by Sherrington...
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Nociception (category Sensory systems)
mechano (touch) system in the posterolateral tract. Thermoception, like proprioception, is then covered by the somatosensory system. TRP channels that...
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Act as a receptor for touch, pressure, pain, heat, and cold (see Somatosensory system) Protect the body against sunburns by secreting melanin Generate...
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Spinothalamic tract (redirect from Anterolateral system)
nucleus in the thalamus, sensory information is relayed upward to the somatosensory cortex of the postcentral gyrus. The spinothalamic tract consists of...
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Touching may refer to: Touch, a sensation processed by the somatosensory system Physical intimacy, sensuous proximity or touching Touching (Paul Bley album)...
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Free nerve ending (category Somatosensory system)
J Neurophysiol. 64 (4): 1319–30. doi:10.1152/jn.1990.64.4.1319. PMID 2258749. Somatosensory System from Dr. Daley of North Carolina Wesleyan College....
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A somatosensory disorder is an impairment of the somatosensory system. People may experience numbness, prickling or tingling sensations (paresthesias)...
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systems: visual system, auditory system, olfactory system, gustatory system, somatosensory system, vestibular system. Muscular system: allows for manipulation...
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Molyneux's problem (category Somatosensory system)
Molyneux's problem is a thought experiment in philosophy concerning immediate recovery from blindness. It was first formulated by William Molyneux, and...
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found in the skin ( the dermis or epidermis). They are a part of the somatosensory system. Cutaneous receptors include mechanoreceptors (pressure or distortion)...
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Cortical remapping (category Somatosensory system)
the sensory or motor system. The mechanism for each system may be quite different. Cortical remapping in the somatosensory system happens when there has...
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technology that interfaces with the user through the sense of touch Somatosensory system, the biology of sensory receptors Tactile signing, method of deafblind...
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Stereognosis (category Somatosensory system)
Astereognosis and dissociated loss of frontal or parietal components of somatosensory evoked potentials in hemispheric lesions. Brain, 106:271-311. Bickley...
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Tactile pad (category Somatosensory system)
A tactile pad is an area of skin that is particularly sensitive to pressure, temperature, or pain. Tactile pads are characterized by high concentrations...
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Norepinephrine (redirect from Modulatory arousal system)
Norepinephrine is also produced by Merkel cells which are part of the somatosensory system. It activates the afferent sensory neuron. A large number of important...
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Evoked potential (redirect from Somatosensory evoked potentials)
of the part of the somatosensory system involved in sensations such as touch and vibration. The part of the somatosensory system that transmits pain...
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Two-point discrimination (category Somatosensory system)
replace it. Body areas differ both in tactile receptor density and somatosensory cortical representation. Normally, a person should be able to recognize...
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Peripheral nerve field (category Somatosensory system)
following genetically determined patterns of the species, specific areas of innervation are as unique to an individual as are fingerprints. Nervous system...
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