Concept information
Preferred term
Somatosensory Cortex
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Area 1, Brodmann
- Area 2, Brodmann
- Area 3, Brodmann
- Brodmann Area 1
- Brodmann Area 2
- Brodmann Area 3
- Cortex, Primary Somatosensory
- Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory
- Gyrus, Postcentral
- Postcentral Gyrus
- Primary Somatosensory Cortex
- Primary Somatosensory Cortices
- Secondary Somatosensory Cortex
- Somatosensory Cortex, Primary
- Somatosensory Cortex, Secondary
Scope note
- Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving sensations such as movement, pain, pressure, position, temperature, touch, and vibration. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.
History note
- 71
In other languages
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Finnish
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cortex somatosensorius
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somatosensorinen aivokuori
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somatosensorinen aivokuorialue
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somatosensorinen korteksi
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013003
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