The somatosensory system, or somatic sensory system is a subset of the sensory nervous system. It has two subdivisions, one for the detection of mechanosensory...

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...

Receptive fields have been identified for the visual system, auditory system and somatosensory system. While debate exists among neurologists as to the specific...

receptor cells, G proteins, ion channels, and effector enzymes. In the somatosensory system the sensory transduction mainly involves the conversion of the mechanical...

functions of the digestive system. The somatic nervous system includes the sensory nervous system and the somatosensory system and consists of sensory nerves...

33, 44, 45, 46, 47 Parietal lobe Cortex Primary somatosensory cortex (S1) Secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) Posterior parietal cortex Gyri Postcentral...

respective visual system (sense of vision), auditory system (sense of hearing), somatosensory system (sense of touch), olfactory system (sense of smell)...

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...

Act as a receptor for touch, pressure, pain, heat, and cold (see Somatosensory system) Protect the body against sunburns by secreting melanin Generate...

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...

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...

noninvasive means of assessing somatosensory system functioning. By combining SEP recordings at different levels of the somatosensory pathways, it is possible...

A somatosensory disorder is an impairment of the somatosensory system. People may experience numbness, prickling or tingling sensations (paresthesias)...

systems: visual system, auditory system, olfactory system, gustatory system, somatosensory system, vestibular system. Muscular system: allows for manipulation...

differentiate information through the sense of touch. The somatosensory system is the nervous system pathway that is responsible for this essential survival...

mechano (touch) system in the posterolateral tract. Thermoception, like proprioception, is then covered by the somatosensory system. TRP channels that...

found in the skin ( the dermis or epidermis). They are a part of the somatosensory system. Cutaneous receptors include mechanoreceptors (pressure or distortion)...

multiple tonotopic maps distributed over the surface of the cortex. The somatosensory system comprises a diverse range of receptors and processing centers to...

Kramer LA, Butler IJ, Hasan KM. Diffusion tensor tractography of the somatosensory system in the human brainstem: initial findings using high isotropic spatial...

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....

the sensory or motor system. The mechanism for each system may be quite different. Cortical remapping in the somatosensory system happens when there has...

of the part of the somatosensory system involved in sensations such as touch and vibration. The part of the somatosensory system that transmits pain...

Molyneux's problem is a thought experiment in philosophy concerning immediate recovery from blindness. It was first formulated by William Molyneux, and...

replace it. Body areas differ both in tactile receptor density and somatosensory cortical representation. Normally, a person should be able to recognize...

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...

Touching may refer to: Touch, a sensation processed by the somatosensory system Physical intimacy, sensuous proximity or touching Touching (Paul Bley album)...

A tactile pad is an area of skin that is particularly sensitive to pressure, temperature, or pain. Tactile pads are characterized by high concentrations...

technology that interfaces with the user through the sense of touch Somatosensory system, the biology of sensory receptors Tactile signing, method of deafblind...

nucleus in the thalamus, sensory information is relayed upward to the somatosensory cortex of the postcentral gyrus. The spinothalamic tract consists of...

afferent nerve fibers, are used in the transduction of somatosensory information. Somatosensory receptors include senses such as pain, touch, temperature...