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adj. - Of or relating to certain stimuli coming from the skin and internal organs and the perception of these stimuli

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  • The researchers looked, for instance, at a part of the brain called the somatosensory cortex, which contains a kind of map of the body.
  • The postcentral gyrus is also known as the somatosensory cortex, or primary sensory area, because it receives sensory input from the body.
  • Blankenburg's study pinpointed activity in a part of the brain called the somatosensory cortex, an area that maintains an internal body map.
  • But lots of pain response in her somatosensory cortex.
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