The researchers looked, for instance, at a part of the brain called the somatosensory cortex, which contains a kind of map of the body. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
The postcentral gyrus is also known as the somatosensory cortex, or primary sensory area, because it receives sensory input from the body. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Blankenburg's study pinpointed activity in a part of the brain called the somatosensory cortex, an area that maintains an internal body map. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
But lots of pain response in her somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [Reap the Whirlwind] Reference
Inquiring minds with thick somatosensory cortexes want to know!. From Wordnik.com. [November 20th, 2007] Reference
In which I marvel at the mystery that is my somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [In which I marvel at the mystery that is my somatosensory cortex.] Reference
It is a universal somatosensory language that each person is born with. From Wordnik.com. [justinker Diary Entry] Reference
A Gentleman's C: In which I marvel at the mystery that is my somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [In which I marvel at the mystery that is my somatosensory cortex.] Reference
The somatosensory cortex processes the feel of the flaky crust on the tongue and lips. From Wordnik.com. [Religion And The Brain] Reference
Theres no sign of injury, but synaptic patterns in her somatosensory cortex are consistent with extreme pain. From Wordnik.com. [Reap the Whirlwind] Reference
Stimuli can be auditory (tones), visual (flashes of light, patterns, or words), or somatosensory (electrical). From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
When any experience includes sense-perceptual, somatosensory, or introspective content, we may say it is an extrovertive experience. From Wordnik.com. [Mysticism] Reference
Evidence from animal studies also suggest that fetal somatosensory afferents are activated in response to potentially painful stimuli 24. From Wordnik.com. [Morality is Objective (And People Are Wrong)] Reference
Cortical evoked potentials to somatosensory stimuli (touch, pain, heat, cold) were also recently documented in preterm neonates from 26 weeks gestation. From Wordnik.com. [The 25th Anniversary Of Roe v Wade: The Test Of Time] Reference
That was what the scientists found in the monkeys that paid attention to the taps: The somatosensory region that processes information from the fingers doubled or tripled. From Wordnik.com. [How Thinking Can Change the Brain] Reference
Fuster JM (1996) Mnemonic neuronal activity in somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Yarnitsky D, Ochoa JL (1991) Warm and cold specific somatosensory systems. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
These brain responses can be examined using somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
ITBS may provide one avenue to induce cortical plasticity in the somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
Abel M, Cheng H (2003) CNS somatosensory-auditory interactions elicit or modulate tinnitus. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
The amygdala can also recognize sound, taste, smell, somatosensory (touch), and visual stimuli. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
C. elegans somatosensory network or the cortico-cortical connections of both the macaque and cat. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Indeed, our toes are not individually represented on the somatosensory cortex as our fingers are. From Wordnik.com. [Serendip's Exchange -] Reference
Biliary balloon stimulation elicited activation of the insular cortex, prefrontal cortex, and somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
(IPS), and the secondary somatosensory area (SII) which all belong to a network previously associated with tool use. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
In this study, most of the participants had abnormal pudendal nerve cortical somatosensory evoked potentials (PEPs). From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
The reflex is triggered (we think) by somatosensory input coming from the nose saying that something is up in there. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science]
How can this illusion occur, given that the stick lacks a corresponding receptive field in the somatosensory cortex?. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Neuropathic pain-defined as pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Medicine: New Articles] Reference
There are numerous other documented interactions, including those involving somatosensory cortex as well as the cerebellum. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Zuo Y, Yang G, Kwon E, Gan WB (2005) Long-term sensory deprivation prevents dendritic spine loss in primary somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Biology: New Articles] Reference
Incoming sensory signals from the skin travel up the spinal column, through the thalamus, and to the primary somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Biology: New Articles] Reference
This stimulates the somatosensory receptors in the fingertip, the same nerves that are responsible for perceiving pressure, temperature and pain. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmodo] Reference
Crone NE, Franaszczuk PJ, Niebur E (2008) Effect of stimulus intensity on the spike-local field potential relationship in the secondary somatosensory cortex. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
The second pathway goes from fibres in the skin to most likely the somatosensory cortex-a part of the brain involved in mapping the outside of the body and the sense of posture. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
Dr. Molholm and Dr. Foxe's study, "Multisensory processing in children with autism: high-density electrical mapping of auditory-somatosensory integration," appears in the August. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
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